Older adults may be unreliable eyewitnesses, study shows

A University of Virginia study suggests that older adults are not only more inclined than younger adults to make errors in recollecting details that have been suggested to them, but are also more likely than younger people to have a very high level of confidence in their recollections, even when wrong. The finding has implications regarding the reliability of older persons’ eyewitness testimonies in courtrooms.

If you want to include this story in your blog, copy and paste this formatted text:

<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news91291760.html">Older adults may be unreliable eyewitnesses, study shows</a></p> <p>A University of Virginia study suggests that older adults are not only more inclined than younger adults to make errors in recollecting details that have been suggested to them, but are also more likely than younger people to have a very high level of confidence in their recollections, even when wrong. The finding has implications regarding the reliability of older persons’ eyewitness testimonies in courtrooms. </p>