> > I know it works. I just can't believe he's claiming we can't > people's > > guilt without a doubt because of this. > >
The idea is that memory is too fallible to rely on it alone. What's needed is independent collaboration, other people, independent facts etc. So-called hypnotically enhanced is not admissable in the courts for very good reasons, while hypnotized people tend to be very good at confabulating memory. Its easy to introduce false or tainted memories just by the way the person is questioned. The same is the case for normal questioning of people, one major factor is called Interogative Suggestibility (see http://www.trowbridgefoundation.org/docs/suggestibility.htm or http://www.trowbridgefoundation.org/docs/interrogative_suggestibility.htm) for an example of some research in this area. Its the degree to which people's accounts of an event can be changed by simple questioning. i.e., asking the witness if they saw the red car hit the blue one. Later the witness reports the red car hitting the side of the blue one, when there was no red car in the first place. All of these factors must be taken into account. The idea is that unsupported eye witness testimony is suspect and should not be taken as gospel, unless its supported by other witnesses etc. Sam I know that the two trowbridge articles will be quite heavy going for you, given your hostility to words with more than one syllable but try anyhow, you might actually learn something. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:227732 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
