The Weapon Focus Effect is a cognitive phenomenon in eyewitness memory research characterized by the tendency for witnesses to concentrate attention on a weapon during a crime, thereby impairing their ability to recall other details of the event.
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Some facts about "weapon focus."
Elizabeth F. Loftus, Geoffrey R. Loftus, Jane Messo · Law and Human Behavior · 1987 · 497 citations
Unusualness and Threat as Possible Causes of "Weapon Focus"
Kerri L. Pickel · Memory · 1998 · 85 citations
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Ball State University
Muncie, United States
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Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
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California State University, Northridge
Northridge, United States
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The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, United States
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East Texas A&M University
Commerce, United States
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University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, United States
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Mercyhurst University
Erie, United States
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Hangzhou Dianzi University
Hangzhou, China
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- Applied Cognitive Psychology
ACP · 5 publications · 293 citations
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- Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
JARMAC · 3 publications · 80 citations
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- Law and Human Behavior
3 publications · 777 citations
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- Psychology Crime and Law
3 publications · 68 citations
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- Memory
4 publications · 148 citations
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