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postevent information and eyewitness memory

Definition

Human memory, however accurate generally, is not a perfect processing system. Over time, our memory becomes less accurate, primarily for two reasons. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Postevent Information and Eyewitness Memory]

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eyewitness memory

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/postevent_information_and_eyewitness_memory

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