User:Fannav99/Eyewitness testimony

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The result of when an eyewitness of a crime focuses their attention to a weapon, that causes unreliable memory for other things that happened during the commission of the crime. The presence of a weapon impacts some details of the crime committed, like what the assailant is wearing or other surrounding visual markers. The use of lineups shows its production isn't as impacted, with certain studies showing no effect, while others having less accuracy. The first controlled experiment on weapons focus was conducted by Elizabeth Loftus, where they participants were showed slides of individuals who were waiting in fast food restaurant. The slides showed individuals handing a check to the cashier or pointing a gun at the cashier. They were given a short retention interval, then completed a questionnaire, as well as given a fair-perpetrator 12 person lineup. In the first experiment, the participant's memory was slightly worse and the assailant was chosen slightly less in the weapon condition. Experiment 2, showed those in the weapons condition has worse memory compared to the control conditioned group, shown by the questionnaire and line up. sandbox edit by Isidro Lucero