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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July 27th 2024

peduncle

n. a stalklike bundle of nerve fibers, such as the cerebellar peduncle or the cerebral peduncle. —peduncular adj.