1. Observations and Eyewitness Testimony
8/3/2015

2. What are Observations? Gathering Information We use our senses
Our brains pick and filter out what we believe to be important

3. What are Perceptions? How we view our surroundings.
They are LIMITED and are not always accurate.

4. How Information is Processed in the Brain
Information from our senses
What we pay attention to
Perception
Short-term memory
Long-term memory

5. Video Evidence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GEEvvTiiQk

6. Eyewitness Accounts
What are some factors that would affect eye witness accounts?
Alone or With a Group of People
Number of people or animals in the area
What type of activity is going on around you
How much activity is going on around you
more?