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stress and eyewitness memory  

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  • Stress exerts complex effects on eyewitness memory. On the whole, it has a negative effect, but this can be quite variable depending on the level of stress and the aspect of the witnessed event that one is trying to remember. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Stress and Eyewitness Memory]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-J53RJMFM-S

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