Ronald Cotton Video and Questions

Watch the following videos. Then for the six conditions (listed below) that are likely to lead to eyewitness errors, discuss how each may have impacted Jennifer's eyewitness memory. Jennifer is the rape victim in the video clip.
After you've addressed the six factors, then answer question 7. Please type.

Short 3 min. Video Link Eyewitness testimony Part 2 13 min.

Factors affecting accuracy of eyewitness testimony

Errors are More Likely If:

(1) The witness’s attention has been distracted at the time of the event.

(2) The misinformation is plausible.

(3) There is social pressure to provide a specific answer (e.g., from police, bystanders, family, etc).

(4) Eyewitness has been given positive feedback (e.g., someone agrees or offers praise for a specific answer).

(5) The response is based on process of comparison or elimination, rather than just "knowing"

(6) Simultaneous line-up procedure

Lastly, answer this question:
**(7) What's the alternative to the procedure in number 6 above? Name and describe it. You may need to look up this information in the Wells & Loftus article for assignment 5 (p. 626 in the article).