Dossier
2011 United States study
Coverage of 2011 United States study in the Nexus archive.
- Could you identify a criminal? It’s harder than you think
The article discusses how people overestimate their ability to accurately recall events and identify individuals, citing a 2011 U.S. study where 63% of participants believed human memory functions like a video recording. It highlights the challenges of eyewitness identification in criminal contexts.