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Witness for the prosecution? The effect of confessions on eyewitness testimony
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 28, 2009 |
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What is it with false confession? It seems crazy on the face of it, to take the blame for a crime you didn't commit. Yet experts have found that while some innocent confessors are mentally disturbed attention seekers, or ...
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Did I see what I think I saw?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 28, 2009 |
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Eyewitness testimony is a crucial part of many criminal trials even though research increasingly suggests that it may not be as accurate as we (and many lawyers) would like it to be. For example, if you witness a man in a ...
Kids need more time than adults give them, study finds
Aug 09, 2006 |
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Further proof that children require more time comes via a study to be published today in Developmental Science asserting that the fast pace expected by adults - both parents and educators - can be beyond childr ...
Older adults may be unreliable eyewitnesses, study shows
Feb 21, 2007 |
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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 ...
New protocol to help in testimony of child victims
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Nov 06, 2008 |
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Psychology Professor Mireille Cyr has adapted an interview protocol from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) that will enable child victims of sexual abuse to provide better testimony in Quebec ...
Adults easily fooled by children's false denials
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Aug 17, 2008 |
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Adults are easily fooled when a child denies that an actual event took place, but do somewhat better at detecting when a child makes up information about something that never happened, according to new research from the University ...
The role of medical expert witnesses: the Goudge Inquiry
Dec 21, 2009 |
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The role of a medical expert witness needs to be strictly defined and carefully controlled during legal proceedings and physicians need to be aware of their role, states an analysis of the Goudge Inquiry into pediatric forensic ...
Wordless Holocaust memories speak truths for today
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May 11, 2009 |
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The Holocaust has shaped discourse on collective, social and cultural memory, serving both as touchstone and paradigm, according to a study published this month in the journal Memory Studies, published by SAGE.
Study: Kids less prone to false memories
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 02, 2007 |
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A U.S. psychological study suggests children are less prone to experiencing false memories than are adults.
Technique Could Improve Accuracy of Child Testimony
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Oct 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Seven open-ended questions could make children less suggestible during interviews.
Limited transparency in federal nanotech research may hamper development
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 16, 2008 |
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Without clear leadership and more transparency in federal risk research investment, the emergence of safe nanotechnologies will be a happy accident, rather than a foregone conclusion, says Dr. Andrew Maynard, the Chief Science ...
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