ABSTRACT
Previous chapters in this volume have considered memory for objects, faces, and scenes, as well as consequences of those memories for visually guided action and behavior. In this chapter, we consider the quality of memory for objects, faces, and scenes when they must be interpreted and remembered in the context of real-life events. Centering our discussion on eyewitness memory for emotionally charged, crime-related events, we focus on systematic predictable distortions affecting memory at all stages, from encoding through retrieval.
