WEAPON-FOCUS EFFECT

the propensity for eyewitnesses to concentrate their attention on any weapon present at the setting where a crime has taken place, therefore hindering their capacity to recall other details of the crime setting, like the assailant’s face.

WEAPON-FOCUS EFFECT: “The weapon-focus effect limited Sarah’s memory of the crime to the weapon used instead of perpetrator information. “

 SELF-ABASEMENT

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