Unit Award Scheme

demonstrated the ability to

1. examine own experience of witnessing a criminal/antisocial act

2. name and explain the factors affecting Eye Witness Testimony (EWT)

3. identify the processes involved in reconstructive memory

4. identify the processes involved in forgetfulness

5. explain the accuracy of EWT, including cognitive interviewing

6. study and discuss the case of Kitty Genovese as an example of the behaviour displayed when crime is witnessed

7. outline the main theoretical assumptions in social psychology behind explaining inaction when witnessing a crime, eg deindividuation, bystander effect and behaviour.