Eyewitness Testimony: misleading info

Question 1

EWT

Answer 1

Account given by people of an event they witnessed (trail, robbery, accident)

Question 2

Misleading info

Answer 2

Incorrect info given by EW (after event) -> distorted memory of event

Question 3

Leading Qs

Answer 3

Qs phrased to imply/ lead to an answer

Question 4

Loftus + Palmer (1974)

Answer 4

45 ptps watch film clips of car accidents- asked about it
1 critical Q
- how fast car travelled when HIT each other
5 groups: hit, knocked, smashed, bumped, contacted

Contacted= 38.8mph
Smashed= 40.5mph

Leading Q biased witness recall

Question 5

Post-event discussion Gabbert (2003)

Answer 5

Robbery filmed from diff povs
Put into room together
71% recalled mistanly
0%= Control group

Question 6

P.E.D explanation

Answer 6

Memory contamination: combine other witness mems with own
Memory conformity: social approval-> thinks others are right

Question 7

Reconstruction

Answer 7

Moderations of memory before/after encoding
Memories reconstructed with new info