Outline and evaluate research into the effect of misleading information on the eyewitness testimony. The dictionary definition of misleading information is – Any wrong or misleading information given to the insurer, which may affect underwriting decision. Loftus (1975) experimented the effects of misleading information by showing participants a video clip of a car accident then later splitting the group in half. The first group were asked the simple question “How fast was the white sports car going while travelling along the country road?” This was obviously the controlled question. Others were asked the misleading question “How fast was the white car going when it passed the barn while travelling along the country road?” After a week followed all participants were asked “Did you see the barn?” 17% of the participants asked the misleading question claimed they had seen the barn but only 3% of the other participants said that the barn actually existed.
2000 Word Essay I am writing this essay about Speeding and contacting my chain of command. First off I have to write this essay because I messed up these passed two weeks with something I've done. I was speeding going down the road 258, going West I believe this is correct. I was going 70 in a 55, 15 miles per hour over the speed limit, which was stupid of me. After the police officer gave me the ticket I should have contacted my fire team leader, fire team leader CPL Walls.
The Lower and Hindbrain People still believe that we still only use 10% of are brain which is a myth and I'm here to disprove the myth with these two scenarios. In scenario 2 "You are driving to the movies with your friends on a Friday night. You have just left Dairy Queen™ with a huge Blizzard®, there are seven parts of the brain that are being used. For example in scenario 2 the seven parts of the brain that are being used is the medulla oblongata and the function it plays is it maintains my vitals and breathing during the drive to the movies and throughout my day. The second one is reticular activating system function is to keep me alert while operating through the day.
Another motorist stops to help and tells you, “I was behind your car for a few miles, I saw the whole thing happen. Your vehicle flipped 2 times, landed on its’ top and skidded for several feet.” This scenario actually happened to me in 1996 near Boise, Idaho. What I didn’t know was the reason my friend had fallen asleep at the wheel was because he was drunk also. He’d had several shots over the course of the night and hadn’t bothered to tell me before we started our trip home. He not only put his life in danger but mine as well.
Thomas B Falkner III, a third year student at Thomas M Cooley Law School, interrogates this, and after being peer reviewed, he published his work in the National Distracted Driving Summit in 2010. Falkner describes texting as an “epidemic” that is sweeping the nation, and that many young drivers believe they can use their cell phones while driving without any impairment on their driving capabilities. He simply states, “Well, they can’t.” Falkner hopes to get all states to make laws prohibiting the act of texting while driving by showcasing the state of Michigan and their impressive decrease in annual car accidents since enforcing the law (Falkner). This law prohibits drivers from reading, typing, and sending text messages while their cars are in motion. The law made allows a police officer to pull a driver over if they suspect a violation of any of the three aforementioned acts while
It was the winter of 1984 the month of January when I was flown to Japan to start my tour of duty in the Marine Corps. We landed in Tokyo and stayed in a hotel named Bora Bora for the night, due to the long flight. This was my first trip outside of the United States. The next morning we boarded the bullet train called the Shinkansen, which was the fastest train in the world at that time, and headed to a city called Hiroshima. Approximately 39 years earlier, the USA dropped a nuclear weapon (“Little Boy”) on this city killing nearly 90,000 people.
The sky was so clear tonight, the shining stars alone is what led me to Kell’s red Nissan Altima. Using the key to unlock the door, I realised something: I can’t drive. I can’t drive and here I am, trying to steal my kidnapper’s/ex-boyfriend’s car. I hope I don’t crash and die. After a few minutes of bad anxiety I manage to start his car without dying.
Drivers that text while driving are 4 times more likely to get into crashes serious enough to hurt themselves or someone else. 1. According to a study teenagers are more suseptible to car crashes and fatal road crashes. 2.One of the surprising statistics about texting while driving is that it is more dangerouse than driving under the influence of alcohol or marijuana. C. Considering the distraction of the driver in texting while driving, this activity keeps the driver involved in texting for around five seconds, which on a highway means a hundred yards.
He was determined to continue playing basketball. On November 12, 1976, as Terry Fox was driving home , he became distracted by nearby bridge construction, and crashed into the back of a pickup truck. While his car was left undriveable, Fox emerged with only a sore right knee. He again felt pain in December, but chose to ignore it until the end of basketball season. By March 1977, the pain had intensified and he finally went to a hospital, where he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of cancer that often starts near the knees.Terry Fox believed his car accident weakened his knee and left it vulnerable to the disease, though his doctors argued there was no connection.
While driving, adults and teenagers cannot resist the urge to pick up their cell phone and send a text or respond to one, as soon as the driver’s eyes meet their cellular device; their focus on the road is drawn away. In 2009, 5474 lives were taken and 448,000 people got injured from car accidents from being distracted while driving says the “Outlawing Text Messaging While Driving: Legislators in Several States Respond to Safety Concerns”U.S. News and World Report Article. The lives of innocent people are being taken every day due to a simple distraction. Car crashes are four more times more common to take place while the driver is on their mobile device over any other causes.