Fallibility of Memory Flashcards
What is an eyewitness testimony?
an account given by a witness who saw the event take place
What is a leading question?
words that imply or guide a person to give a desired answer to a question
Loftus findings…
the wording of the question affected how the participants remembered the speed. The participants who got the word ‘smashed’ reported faster speeds than the word ‘contacted’
These findings demonstrate that memory is fallible due to the process if reconstruction.
Participants reconstructed the memory by adding new information to the long-term memory, meaning that eyewitness testimonies a susceptible to the memory being reconstructed to include false information
Loftus IV, DV and Method
IV- different verbs used in questions
DV- reported speed of car crash videos
Method-
• participants were showed videos of a car crash and interviewed afterwards
• They asked the question how fast do you think the car was going when they _____ into the car, filling the blank in with different verbs
