Memory and the Power of Suggestion Flashcards
1
Q
leading questions, suggestive comments, and misleading information affect people’s memories for events they have……
A
-witnessed and experienced
2
Q
Can even subtle changes in wording of questions lead a witness to give different answers?
A
-yes
3
Q
When is an eyewitness more likely to mistakenly identify a suspect?
A
-when the suspect’s ethnicity differs from their own
4
Q
When is a child more likely to give a false report of child molestation?
A
- when the interviewer strongly believes the child has been molested
- he will use suggestive techniques to get the child to confess
5
Q
Interviewers that use suggestive techniques are biased in what way?
A
- they seek only confirming evidence and ignore any other evidence
- they encourage bribes, threats, badgering, imagination inflation
6
Q
What types of children are more vulnerable to suggestive techniques?
A
-children who lack language skills and self control
7
Q
Even though most children ____ recollect accurately what they see, ______ children will say something has happened when it has not.
A
- do
- many
