The Limitations of Memory: The Influence that Bias and Misattribution can have on Legal Testimony

Molly Boggs & Emma Enquist

For our project we looked at the limitations of memory in a legal setting and the ways that bias and misattribution can impact jury decision making. Below are discussion based videos taking a deep dive into the memory wars, the past and present research, how it applies to the legal environment, and how we can look towards a better future.

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About the Authors

Molly Boggs

Molly Boggs received her Associate of Arts Degree from Kapiolani Community College. She is currently working towards her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Management. She plans to graduate in Spring 2023.

Her main areas of interest include cultural and social psychology, with a specific focus on social fluency across and within cultures. With passions in diversity and psychological welfare in the workplace, she hopes to spend her immediate professional career involved in human resources with future goals of pursuing a Doctorates' degree in either clinical psychology or industrial organizational psychology.

Emma Enquist

Emma is a senior psychology major, with a minor is psychological health and well-being. After graduation she looks forward to taking a gap year, and having the opportunity to coach youth soccer.