Key points
The performance of memory varies with change in conditions. This may be illustrated through examining memory conditions for individuals under physical extortion and comparing to a control group. Individuals who face physical exertion may not recall memorable event with an accuracy level similar to the control group. Relating witness conditions to memory forms the center stage for the performance of the research. This may ben conducted for eye witnesses as well as law enforcement officers. The impact of fatigue in the process of policing impedes memory.
These deductions rely on statistical analysis and interpretation of data that relates to accuracy in memory. Law enforcement officers who undergo physical exertion exhibits reduced recognition. This links to a limitation in the attention capability in the process of encoding, which results from concurrent processing goals. This impairs attention rather than focusing on a defined goal. Control participants show high recall ability. In criminal justice systems, the identification of suspects may be conducted by witnesses who were under physical exertion at the time of an event. This may result to inconsistencies in the results when comparison is done with forensic reports on the same case.
Interesting aspects
The interesting aspects in the research include the justice system that relies on eye-witness in the judicial processes. Limited considerations are made concerning the physical and psychological status of the witnesses at the time of the event. Wrong identities may be made by the witness as seen in the process of an identification parade conducted in some criminal cases. This compromises the dispensation of justice. Law enforcement officers are also affected by the psychological status at the time of policing. This may reduce performance in terms of recall on the briefings made prior to an activity.
Real life application
Cognitive psychology applies in the process of identification of suspects by witnesses. It is also applicable in the process of taking instructions to be applied in an activity as seen in police or military briefing prior to an operation. The physical condition of personnel defines the efficiency in recalling. The research findings are applicable for law enforcement officers and the justice systems.
Information on future researches on behavior
Human behavior relies on the psychological status, which is affected by the physical status. This may be evident on the effects of information encoding after a physical exertion. This may be potentially as a result of disruption of the consolidation of information at the time of physical exertion. Further research on process goals may be conducted to ascertain the as well as encoding priorities. This may aid in determining the process of resource allocation preceding more than one exertion. The general view on behavior based on differences in the recall ability of people subjected to different conditions informs research on the order of events where no targets are present; together with exertion effects on identification.
Personal assessment
I concur with the findings of the current research that indicates effects of physical exertion on recall and identification ability. The condition of law enforcement officers is key in evaluating performance as a result of recall on the briefs. This defines the need to conduct further researches on targets and priorities when different the mind is subjected to different conditions. The research was successful in generalizing the effects of physical exertions on recall and identification. The justice system has the responsibility of evaluating the fitness of an eye witness in the process of identification.