EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY

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Be sure to address all aspects of the prompt; don’t just regurgitate what is in the text―research the topic on the internet and in a electronic libraries, and include an APA-compliant reference/citation. The first line in the initial thread post must state (IN CAPITAL LETTERS) the topic prompt.

Prompt: EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY. Investigate mistaken eyewitness testimony, and the social psychological phenomena that contribute to this tragic behavior (tragic because misidentification has resulted in the incarceration of many innocent people). In your discussion, be sure to describe the problem (i.e., how big is it?), what has been done to address the issue, and what else can/should be done within our legal system to reduce the possibility of misidentification [Psychology in Action at end of text].

Posts must be professional, with proper punctuation, grammar and spelling (text speak is not acceptable). References should be in alphabetical order with journal name and volume number in italics) (see http://www.apastyle.org/. Make sure that you adequately define any concepts you discuss, so that anyone unfamiliar with the topic can understand your remarks. Any content quoted, paraphrased, or gleaned from others must be properly cited (be very careful not to plagiarize―plagiarism detection devices will be used!). While opinions can be stated in a Forum, opinions should be backed up by facts (with proper citations and related references). Although more than one citation/reference is suggested for each post, at least one citation/reference must be included with every post (if only one citation/reference is included in a post, our textbook should not be used as the single source―introduce something NEW!).