eyewitness memory
type: Concept
narrower: conformity in eyewitness reports

conformity in eyewitness reports
type: Concept
definition: Eyewitness research has repeatedly shown that exposure to postevent information can affect a witness's ability to accurately report details of an originally encoded event. In everyday life, postevent information might be encountered when individuals who have shared the same experience discuss this with one another. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Conformity in Eyewitness Reports]
broader: eyewitness memory

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: conformity in eyewitness reports