EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY

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Introduction

This first section of your paper gives a short overview of what your paper will be about. You need to grab your reader’s attention and inform them of all of the topics you will cover. You should include a thesis statement as the last sentence of your introduction paragraph that tells your reader what topics you will talk about in the paper. Your thesis statement should inform the reader of the topics of the two articles you will summarize and then how you will apply that information to eyewitness testimony.

Article 1 Title

This section should be a summary of the findings from the first article. You need to provide an overview of what the paper was about and what their main points were.

The process and features of an article summary (as adapted from https://public.wsu.edu/~mejia/Summary.htm):

Preparing -

1. Read the article in its entirety and note the major points.

2. Write a first draft summary without looking at the article, strictly from memory and your notes.

3. Always use paraphrasing when writing a summary. Try your best to avoid quoting any material directly from the article.

Writing the Summary -

4. Start your summary with a clear identification of the type of work, title, author, and main point in the present tense.

Example: In the feature article "Four Kinds of Reading," the author, Donald Hall, explains his opinion about different types of reading.

5. Check with your notes to make sure you have covered the important points.

6. Never put any of your own ideas, opinions, or interpretations into the summary. This means you have to be very careful of your word choice.

7. Write using "summarizing language." Periodically remind your reader that this is a summary by using phrases such as the article claims, the author suggests, etc.

Article 2 Title

This section should be a summary of the findings from the second article. You need to provide an overview of what the paper was about and what their main points were. Repeat the process as outlined for the first article summary.

Eyewitness Testimony – Reliable or Unreliable

For this section, you should apply what you have learned through the textbook and your articles. You need to state whether or not you think eyewitness testimony is reliable. You need to provide evidence from your articles and the textbook to support your claims. Synthesize the evidence you have gathered to determine your stance of whether it is reliable or unreliable.

Conclusion

In the conclusion, you should wrap up all of the main points of your paper. You should very briefly review what you covered about article 1, article 2, and whether or not you think eyewitness testimony is reliable.

References

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.