A Review of False Memories: Eyewitness Testimonies

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A Review of False Memories: Eyewitness Testimonies

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False Memory: an apparent recollection of an event that never actually occurred

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THESIS:

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Due to the fact that memories are malleable and easily manipulated, eyewitness testimonies are not reliable and should not be used as the only form of evidence when determining if the prosecuted is actually guilty

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Memories in mice & humans are processed in the same area of the brain

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False Memory Studies

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Gorman (2013)

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False memories can be implemented in mice What about humans?

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Hayasaki (2017)

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False memories CAN be implanted in humans

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False memories can easily be implanted, but if the individual notices they are false, they can also be reversed

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Abbott (2021)

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Cognitive Psychologist

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ELIZABETH LOFTUS

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"Memories are often reconstructed, not replayed" -Loftus

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358 individuals acquitted due to DNA evidence

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Chew (2018)

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71% of the 358 were misidentified by witnesses

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Balko (2019)

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"Beatrix Six"

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Tried as guilty, later proved to be innocent. Still believed she did it in her mind --> FALSE MEMORY

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Bryce (2017)

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Eileen Franklin-Lipsker

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George Franklin-Lipsker

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Eileen experienced a false memory of her father committing murder

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George Franklin- Lipsker was set free years later

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Eyewitness testimonies should NOT be the only source of evidence used to convict an individual of a crime

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IN CONCLUSION: