Psychology 101 Exam #2 Study Guide Spring Semester 2015 John Patella‚ Ed. D. Be able to identify‚ describe‚ analyze‚ and evaluate the following terms: Low/High Road Pathways Definition: Fear responses Page #: 271 Well-Being Definition: used to judge our quality of life Page #: 302 Perception Definition: The way we organize all our perceptions Page #: 134 3 Steps of Cognition/Memory Definition: encoding‚ storage‚ and material Page #: 194 Absolute Threshold Definition: minimum stimulus needed
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Eyewitness testimonies have been a part of court cases for very long time. Along with evidence‚ testimony from a witness‚ could be what locks a criminal up for life. Sometimes where there is a lack of evidence‚ we can rely too heavily on the eyes of an eyewitness. What we see may not always be what actually happened. In moments of stress or traumatic situations‚ we may see things that really were not there. In many cases those who have testified‚ testified to what they believe they saw‚ but what
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stress of the event‚ which can also influence our memories (Matlin‚ 2012). If fact the act of recalling an event is more like trying to put together a puzzle with missing pieces‚ than simple reviewing a video. And when we take into account that “eyewitness misidentification is the greatest contributing factor to wrongful convictions proven by DNA testing‚ playing a role in more than 70% of convictions overturned through DNA testing
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The fallibility of Eyewitness Identification and Testimony INTRODUCTION: Eyewitness identification and testimonies are relied on heavily by the criminal justice system to help with investigation and prosecution of crimes and criminals. Due to the increase in the use of eyewitness identification psychologist began studying the results more efficiently to gain a clearer understanding of the risks it holds.. A scientific literature on this specific topic was created and highlighted the issues that
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Eyewitness Memory is Unreliable Marc Green Introduction Eyewitness identifications greatly sway both police and juries. As the Thomson example illustrates‚ an eyewitness identification can even outweigh a strong alibi supported by other testimony. This is sometimes unfortunate because eyewitness memory is highly fallible. Memory errors fall into two classes: people can 1) either completely fail to recall an event or 2) have an inaccurate recollection. People have very different attitudes about
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satiation and produces feelings of fullness as you eat. C. also called the "hunger hormone" because its presence in the lining of the stomach strongly stimulates appetite. *D. also called blood sugar and is the primary source of energy in your body. 2. Which of the following is NOT a valid criticism of Maslow’s theory of motivation? A. Maslow’s initial studies on self-actualization were based on limited samples and often relied on the life stories of acquaintances‚ and biographies and autobiographies
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Eyewitness testimony is one of the least reliable methods of identification our criminal justice system has. It has been shown through many different studies that eyewitness testimony can lead to faulty identification driven by false memories. Although this information is widely known‚ eyewitness testimony is still used as an important aspect of most criminal cases. Eyewitness testimony can make or break a defendant’s fate. The chapter illustrated important elements that often alter a witness’s memory
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Eyewitness identification can not always be trusted and plays a major role in more than 70% of original convictions later overturned by DNA (Dunn). Eyewitness misidentification of criminals is a major issue in the United States’ justice system‚ however‚ there is a solution. Misidentification results in innocent people going to jail. It can be caused by misrecognition‚ imperfect memory‚ and the stress of a crime scene. Misidentification effects the person on trial since they can be convicted of
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eCARLO RECIO Carlo Recio has been in the maintenance crew for 8 years now. Carlo’s uncle was a national sales manager for the infant formula plant and arranged a part-time job for Carlo‚ who then finished vocational school and went on a full-time job from janitorial to maintenance. Carlo learns quickly and he has acquired a variety of skills in addition to his specialized training. He has also maintained a good relationship with the other employees. The maintenance supervisor suffered a heat
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when comparing textbooks and material that I have learned from both classes. Most recently‚ I have conducted research on the validity of eyewitness testimonies and the cognitive psychology behind it. I also had the opportunity to interview Dr. Robert Belli‚ a professor at UNL that focuses most of his research on factors that affect the reliability of eyewitness testimonies such as the misinformation effect and recovered memory. When considering all the problems that are associated with human memory
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