Brewin, CR;
(2022)
Impact on the legal system of the generalizability crisis in psychology.
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
, 45
, Article e7. 10.1017/S0140525X21000480.
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Abstract
Overgeneralizations by psychologists of the research evidence on memory and eyewitness testimony, such as “memory decays with time” or “memories are fluid and malleable,” are beginning to appear in legal judgements and guidance documents, accompanied by unwarranted disparagement of lay beliefs about memory. These overgeneralizations could have significant adverse consequences for the conduct of civil and criminal law.
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