ReaL Book, Stage C: Workshop 1, Part 1

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  1. illusion
    an act of deception, considered magical by naive observers
  2. manipulate
    influence or control shrewdly or deviously
  3. misdirection
    the act of distracting
  4. perspective
    appearance as determined by distance from the viewer
  5. routine
    an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
  6. vision
    the experience of seeing
  7. ability
    the quality of having the means or skills to do something
    Your ability to see is called vision.
  8. optical
    relating to or using sight
    Sometimes what you see differs from what really exists. This is called an optical illusion.
  9. recall
    summon knowledge from memory
    First you see something. Then your brain stores the image and other associations. Later, you recall the memory.
  10. convince
    make realize the truth or validity of something
    But sometimes your brain can make a mistake. In fact, some people have been convinced that they remember events that never actually happened!
  11. testimony
    a solemn statement made under oath
    When people give eyewitness testimony, they tell the story of an event they saw, usually to a jury during a trial.
  12. reliable
    able to be depended on; consistent or steady
    You might think eyewitnesses would be reliable sources.
  13. outcome
    something that results
    Eyewitness testimony, which relies on the accuracy of human memory, has an enormous impact on the outcome of a trial.
  14. witness
    (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
    Nothing carries as much weight with a jury as the testimony of an actual witness.
  15. distortion
    the mistake of misrepresenting the facts
    Are we aware of our mind’s distortions of our past experiences?
  16. indicate
    designate a place, direction, person, or thing
    The witness is asked to indicate whether he has seen any of them before.
  17. psychologist
    a specialist in the science of mental life
    Another possible solution in eyewitness cases is expert testimony—a psychologist can explain to the jury how human memory works.
  18. factor
    anything that contributes causally to a result
    I testify in court about the nature of human memory and the psychological factors that affect eyewitness testimony.
Created on Wed Mar 31 09:21:39 EDT 2021 (updated Thu Apr 01 14:37:05 EDT 2021)

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