Psychology Mock

Question 1

Define Eye Witness Testimony

Eye Witness Testimony

Answer 1

Account witnesses tell police about incident they had seen - more accurate to refer to etiquettes memory rather than eyewitness testimony when we study how accurate their recall is.

Eye Witness Testimony

Question 2

3 stages eyewitness memories go through

Eye Witness Testimony

Answer 2

1. ENCODES LTM details of event +person involved
2. RETAINS info for a period of time
3. RETRIEVES memory from storage to give their testimony

Eye Witness Testimony

Question 3

Define misleading information

Eye Witness Testimony

Answer 3

Incorrect info given to the eye witness

Eye Witness Testimony

Question 4

2 major forms of misleading information

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Answer 4

1. Leading questions
2. Post-event discussion

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Question 5

Define leading questions

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Answer 5

Questions phrased in such a way as to suggest a certain answer e.g “Was the knife knife in the accused’s left hand?”

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Question 6

Why do leading questions affect EWT?

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Answer 6

Response Bias
Substitution Bias

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Question 7

Define Response Bias

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Answer 7

Wording of a question has no enduring effect on an eyewitness memory of an event, but influences the kind of answer given.

Eye Witness Testimony

Question 9

Define Substitution Bias

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Answer 9

Wording of a question does affect eyewitness memory: interferes with original memory, distorting accuarcy5

Eye Witness Testimony