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eyewitness memory

eyewitness memory

an individual’s recollection of an event, often a crime or accident of some kind, that he or she personally saw or experienced. The reliability of eyewitness testimony is a major issue in forensic psychology, given the existence of such phenomena as the misinformation effect and weapon-focus effect.

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