Eyewitness testimony is defined as a testimony given by an individual that has witnessed part or all of an event, such as a crime or an accident). Eyewitness testimony is usually inaccurate, unreliable, and distorted by subsequent information.

One of the roles of Forensic psychologists is to help identify the conditions in a specific case that might produce distortions in testimony.

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