Forensic psychology
1.2 Reading minds and behaviour
The research you’ve explored in this course has been based on measuring eyewitness behaviour – such as identification accuracy and the amount of information recalled in an interview. However, it is possible to study the brain more directly by using imaging techniques.
In the next video, Hayley Ness considers what insights might be gained into the thought processes of an eyewitness by measuring the activity in their brain.
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