Mistaking a murderer – Eyewitness memory blindness

Would you remember why you have made a choice? If you ordered lobster rather than steak, surely you would remember why? It turns out that people often do not remember their choices because they will happily justify why they mad a choice they ... umm .... did not make. Recent research extends this "choice blindness" to an arena where it matters a great deal, namely eyewitness identification.
Source: Psychonomic Society News - Category: Neuroscience Source Type: news