University of Nebraska, Lincoln

PSYC 401

Quiz 4

1)Jamie was robbed at gunpoint and was asked to pick out the perpetrator from a lineup. Which of the following factors might encourage her to pick out an innocent person?

2. Which of the following would be considered a system variable?

3.                 is the memory error when individuals involuntarily misremember seeing a face in one situation, when they actually saw the face in a different situation. This can happen when a witness looks at a mugshot book, and later identifies a suspect as having committed a crime, even though the witness only saw the suspect in the mugshot book.

4. Why does most of the research of eyewitness memory research focus on system variables?

5. Approx. how many states offer compensation for someone who is wrongly convicted?

6. What is one recommendation for lineup administrators when conducting a lineup?

7. In the Duke Lacrosse Case, what was the biggest problem with the investigation that we discussed in lecture?