Cognitive Psychology

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria

Maximum Points

Describe false memory and false memory experiments. Use the CogLab experiment to illustrate false memory experiments, special distracters, and normal distracters.  (Course Objective [CO] 1)

28

Describe at least one research study from a peer-reviewed journal that investigated how eyewitness testimony can be affected by false memory. (CO 2)

28

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. (CO 3)

32

Using evidence from the case, the CogLab experiment, and outside research, justify why eyewitness testimonies should or should not carry weight in criminal proceedings. (CO 3)

36

Discuss any procedures which can increase or reduce the occurrence of false memories when reporting eyewitness events.  (CO 2, CO 3)

32

Presentation Components: Organization (12) Style (12)  Usage and Mechanics (16) APA Elements (4)

44

Total:

200