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Elizabeth loftus [videorecording] : eyewitness testimony / produced by Short Cuts TV.

Contributor(s): Loftus, Elizabeth F, 1944- | Taylor, Steve | Bujko, Henri | Livesy, Chris | Eggenschwiler, Darren | Video Education Australasia | British Psychological Society.
Publisher: Bendigo, Vic. : Video Education Australasia, 2011Description: 1 videodisc (18 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.Subject(s): Recollection (Psychology) | Eyewitness identification -- Psychological aspects | Psychology, Experimental | Psychology -- Research | Forensic psychology | Witnesses -- PsychologyDDC classification: 153.123
Production Credits: Written by, Steve Taylor ; editor, Henri Bujko, camera, Darren Eggenschwiler ; graphics, Chris Livesy.
Narrator: Steve Taylor.Summary: In deciding the fate of someone accused of a crime, the most important testimony often comes from people who saw the crime - or a fragment of it - happen. Eyewitnesses often add a devastating credibility and clarity to a very confused moment in time. But today we realize that eyewitness reports can be tainted by subjectivity. This outstanding program explores the groundbreaking research of psychologist Elizabeth Loftus, as she takes us through her discoveries on eyewitness evidence, focusing particularly on her seminal study with John Palmer, 'Reconstruction of Automobile Destruction'. The program explores the context of the study, the experiments, evaluation and implications.
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"With thanks to British Psychological Society".

Written by, Steve Taylor ; editor, Henri Bujko, camera, Darren Eggenschwiler ; graphics, Chris Livesy.

Narrator: Steve Taylor.

In deciding the fate of someone accused of a crime, the most important testimony often comes from people who saw the crime - or a fragment of it - happen. Eyewitnesses often add a devastating credibility and clarity to a very confused moment in time. But today we realize that eyewitness reports can be tainted by subjectivity. This outstanding program explores the groundbreaking research of psychologist Elizabeth Loftus, as she takes us through her discoveries on eyewitness evidence, focusing particularly on her seminal study with John Palmer, 'Reconstruction of Automobile Destruction'. The program explores the context of the study, the experiments, evaluation and implications.

DVD.

English captions for the deaf and hearing impaired.