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weapon focus: a standalone construct

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Legal psychology

witnesses' attention being drawn to a visible weapon, which reduces memory for the perpetrator's face and other details.

In legal psychology, weapon focus refers to witnesses' attention being drawn to a visible weapon, which reduces memory for the perpetrator's face and other details. This meaning comes from Loftus (1987) in Law and Human Behavior.[1]

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References

Loftus, E. F., Loftus, G. R., & Messo, J. (1987). Some facts about "weapon focus.". Law and Human Behavior, 11(1), 55-62. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01044839

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