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Eyewitnesses remember feedback better after making an identification, study finds

An eyewitness can tell the truth, believe every word they say and still send an innocent person to prison. A new study by Stephen Charman from FIU's Department of Psychology takes on a question that has challenged the justice system for decades: Can we rely on eyewitnesses to help identify the perso...

Eyewitnesses remember feedback better after making an identification, study finds
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An eyewitness can tell the truth, believe every word they say and still send an innocent person to prison. A new study by Stephen Charman from FIU's Department of Psychology takes on a question that has challenged the justice system for decades: Can we rely on eyewitnesses to help identify the person responsible for a crime?

Originally published at Phys.org

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