LASA 1: False Memories
– Describe false memory and false memory experiments. Use the CogLab
> experiment to illustrate false memory experiments, special distracters,
> and
> normal distracters.
> – Describe at least one research study from a peer-reviewed journal that
> investigated how eyewitness memory can be affected by false memories.
> – Explain how false memory might influence this particular case. Use
> specifics from the description of the case, the CogLab experiment, and
> research to support your answer.
> – Using evidence from the case, the CogLab experiment, and outside
> research, justify why eyewitness testimonies should or should not carry
> weight in criminal proceedings.
> – Discuss any procedures which can increase or reduce the occurrence of
> false memories when reporting eyewitness events.
>
> Remember, your presentation is designed to help the jury understand false
> memory and how it might influence the eyewitness testimony of this case.
> You will have ten minutes to present.
>
> *Since this is a legal case, you must include formally written slide notes
> (proper grammar, proper paragraphs, APA formatting, and academic tone) with
> research to support your claims. The presentation will be a legal document
> in this case, so make it worthy of being legally binding!*
>
> Develop an 5-6-slide presentation in PowerPoint format. Apply APA standards
> to citation of sources. Use the following file naming convention:
> LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.
>
>
> *Course Project Grading Criteria and Rubric*
> *Assignment 2 Grading Criteria*
> *Maximum Points*
*Total:*
> *200*
>
