memory- EWT Flashcards
eyewitness testimony
fisherand geiselman 1992, what did they do
they improved the orginal EWT
what are the for main steps
- report everything
-reinstate context
-reverse order
-change prospective
what does “ report everything” consist of
witnesses are asked to report every single detail which they believe is relevant or not
what does “reinstate context” consist of
witness should return to original crime scene and relive everything in their head
what does “reverse order “ consist of
event should be recalled in the opposite order
what does “change perspective” consist of
witness should recall incident from another persons perspective
who says that EWT is time consuming
Kebbell and Wagstaff in 1996
what did Khonken show in 1999
he showed that the enhanced cognitive interview consistently provided more correct info then police standard interview
who speaks about misleading information
loftus and palmer in 1974
what did loftus and palmer look into
they looked into the effect of leading questions on EWT
Who were the sample of the study and how were they divided
45 students divided into 5 groups
what were the participants asked to do
they were asked to watch a vide oof a car crash
what was changed between each group
the video was still the same however the verb used when asking “ “How fast were they cards going when they
smashed
what were the different verbs used
smashed, collided, bumped, hit and contacted
what did they find out
they found out that the estimated speed was affected by the verb used
post event discussion who talked about it
Gabbert et al 2003
what does post event discussion
post event discussion is when two people talk about the incident after it before being interviewed
what did Gabbert el al conclude
that witness often go along with each other to win social approval or because they view the other witness as being right
what effect does anxiety have on recall
anxiety has a negative effect on recall unless the levels of anxiety are at optimal level
when does anxiety have a positive effect on recall
when anxiety is at optimum level
