![]() ![]() Later in the courtroom, Titus has become “definitely the man” who committed the crime. After looking at a lineup of photographs, the victim said Titus “looked like the closest one”. Titus was falsely identified as the man who raped a female hitchhiker. ![]() One event that triggered Loftus’ explorations into memory reliability was the trial of Steve Titus. DNA testing is now being used to free hundreds of people who have been wrongly imprisoned based on false eyewitness testimony (check out The Innocence Project for more information). What better evidence is there than to have someone actually see the perpetrator commit the crime? But Loftus’ has shown in dozens of studies that we can’t actually trust eyewitness testimony. In the past, if an eyewitness claimed that they saw someone commit a crime they would almost definitely be convicted. She is often called on to testify in legal cases against eye-witness testimony. ![]() False Memories and the Misinformation EffectĮlizabeth Loftus is a prominent memory researcher whose work has had significant impacts on the legal system in the United States. ![]()
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