Description
Eyewitnesses to crimes are critical to solving some crimes, right? And we can always trust what eyewitnesses remember, right? Turns out, not so much. In this assignment, you’ll explain whether eyewitness testimony can be trusted or not and identify some ways in which the validity and reliability of eyewitness information can be improved.
The major purpose of these final assignments in each module is to integrate the information you have learned throughout the current module and the course thus far, and to practice effective and professional communication of your ideas in various formats. For this assignment, you’ll be writing a professional APA style paper and supporting your writing with scholarly sources.
You are writing an APA format paper this week to demonstrate your ability to clearly communicate in writing, support your writing with scholarly sources, and practice successfully using APA style. Being capable of communicating your ideas in writing is important for not only academic success, but in your job and career. Be sure to use the feedback you received on your previous papers to improve your writing!
Successful completion of this activity meets Module Outcome 2.
This activity aligns with the career competencies of written communication, intercultural fluency, and critical thinking.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Watch the TEDTalk below by Elizabeth Loftus – How reliable is your memory?
Then, write a paper that addresses and incorporates the following:
- Explain whether eyewitness testimony can be trusted or not. Give examples. Support your examples with scholarly resources (properly cited and referenced in APA format).
- Describe the ways in which diversity can impact the reliability of eyewitness testimony. Support your writing with research.
- Identify several ways to improve the validity and/or reliability of eyewitness testimony. Provide evidence-based resources (properly cited and referenced in APA format) to support your ideas.
Submission Instructions
Compose your work in a .doc or .docx file type using a word processor (such as Microsoft Word, etc.) and save it frequently to your computer. For those assignments that are not written essays and require uploading images or PowerPoint slides, please follow uploading guidelines provided by your instructor.
Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors. When you are ready to submit your work, click “Upload Submission.” Enter the submission title and then click on “Select a file to upload.” Browse your computer, and select your file. Click “Open” and verify the correct file name has appeared next to Submission File. Click on “Continue.” Confirm submission is correct and then click on “Accept Submission & Save.”
Turnitin®
This course has Turnitin® fully integrated into the course dropbox. This means that you should only submit your assignments to the dropbox below. Please do not submit your assignment directly to Turnitin.com.
Once submitted, your assignment will be evaluated by Turnitin® automatically. You will be able to view an Originality Report within minutes of your first submission that will show how much of your work has been identified as similar to other sources such as websites, textbooks, or other student papers. Use your Originality Report as a learning tool to identify areas of your assignment that you may not have cited appropriately. You may resubmit your assignment through this dropbox as many times as you need to check to see if you have made improvements, until the due date of the assignment. However, once you have made your first submission, you will need to wait 24 hours after each subsequent submission to receive a new Originality Report. Plan accordingly as you draft your assignment. Once the due date has passed, your assignment submission will be considered final.