For centuries, eyewitness testimony has been considered powerful evidence in courtrooms. A confident person pointing to the defendant and saying, “I saw them do it,” can strongly influence a jury. However, decades of psychological research have revealed a troubling truth: human memory is not a video recording. It is reconstructive, fragile, and surprisingly prone to distortion.
For centuries, eyewitness testimony has been considered powerful evidence in courtrooms. A confident person pointing to the defendant and saying, “I saw them do it,” can strongly influence a jury. However, decades of psychological research have revealed a troubling truth: human memory is not a video recording. It is reconstructive, fragile, and surprisingly prone to distortion.
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