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Social psychologists study how human factors can influence criminal investigations and legal proceedings. Three key findings are: 1) Eyewitness testimony, which is often crucial evidence in criminal cases, can be unreliable. Studies show eyewitnesses frequently misidentify suspects or have distorted memories due to biases. 2) Police interview techniques can inadvertently influence witness memories if questions introduce new information or assumptions. Improved techniques eliciting unguided recall produce
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- OpsOlavario
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