Abstract
Knowledge based on juidicial practice shows that witnesses who are fully convinced about truthfulness of their testimonies make dramatic mistakes and identify innocent persons as responsible for grave crimes. The present paper searches for sources of these mistakes. It is argued that false testimonies are not caused by conditions which are unusual for ordinary person who observes crime. Actually, they are an outcome of standard cognitive processes. The paper presents and analyses main cognitive mechani- sms which are responsible for false perception or false retrieval of witnessed crime. The majority of research focuses on credibility of an eyewitness. The present study extends the question of witness credibility to earwitnesses.References
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