If information is lost or has faded, it can make it difficult to retrieve. When a witness is involved in a case, there are a range of different factors that could lead to their recollection being altered and therefore incorrect as they retrieve, such as their expectations, the phrasing of questions asked of them, and the size and type of photograph shown to them. One of the many reasons why it is unethical to rely solely on an eyewitness’ testimony is the stress felt by the witness.
This can cause the individual to experience frustration and feelings of inadequacy. Individuals experiencing sensory loss cannot experience the full extent of the programme as they may miss information such as facial expressions. Individual with sensory loss can miss out on important information that people without sensory loss can take for granted. An example of this may be an individual with a visual impairment may not be able to read written material such as a bank statement. An individual with a hearing impairment could miss or miss hear information such as someone informing them of a danger they may be heading towards.
The test tricked my brain into making biased choices towards members of other social groups. The test patterns presented to me not only made my eyes blurry, but also gave me a massive headache. The pictures presented were easy to distinguish what category they belonged to. When the pictures were paired with positive and negative words, I had the most difficulty categorizing them. The test would start with a pattern, and when my brain got used to the pattern, it suddenly changed prompting me to make biased choices.
Darius L. Brewer PY 434 Dr. Neushatz March 2, 2010 A Review of Kassin and Colleagues’ Studies on False Confessions In reviewing studies by Kassin and colleagues on the power of a confession, several weaknesses in the system are revealed. First, a study of the persuasiveness of a coerced confession revealed a tendency for jurors to vote guilty even though they were told the confession was involuntary. The same study also found that the actual jurors claimed to have ignored inadmissible confessions when in fact the confessions increased the likelihood of them voting guilty. Second, Kassin revealed the difficulty of distinguishing a true and a false confession. Even the investigators with training and years of experience demonstrated
Misleading information is one factor, explain how two other factors affect EWT. (6 marks) 1. People often have poor memories for accidents or criminal incidents. They do not register the information in the first place. There memory is then often distorted and they fill the gaps in their memory with preconceptions.
In my experience, people views of certain things are often distorted due to lack of understanding. For example, I think often people will
In order to conceal their story, “victims may sacrifice their cognitive abilities”. This is often caused by being at a loss of words when trying to explain the situation. In addition to their shame, the fear of judgment, blame, and belief, allow the victim to withhold their story. Many victims, especially children, feel as if they must be at least
Delusions occur in the brain and when Simon was talking to this odd head, he knew his mind was playing tricks on him. When a person had a delusional disorder, unlike other disorders, it is not obvious. Yet, the person may make odd choices in everyday life. The person may tend too overthink think and always assume the worst
● Competition barriers – occur whenever the audience members attempt to focus on two or more activities simultaneously, distracting their attention away from the message. ● Connotative meanings of words – are the meanings individuals assign to words based upon their own experiences. These meanings may or may not be commonly agreed upon between the sender of a message and the audience, possibly the message to be misinterpreted. ● Faulty level of technicality – is caused by a sender that provides a message in which the content is too technical or not technical enough for the intended audience or situation. ● Lack of clarity – is caused by either a lack of details or a conflict between the details, resulting in confusion or misunderstandings.
Dementia is a disorder of the brain that causes a slow decline and loss of mental ability; these include problems with things such as memory, understanding, judgment, thinking and language. In addition, other problems can develop, such as changes in a person’s personality and changes in the way a person interacts with others in social situations. As dementia develops, a person's ability to take care of themselves from day to day may also become affected. Things such as Poor concentration if your concentration is affected then you wouldn’t notice things as much, and also you wouldn’t retain things as much as you would have done normally. Poor concentration can be a result simply because you are bored or tired.