PSYC3315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Mental Model
Document Summary
Event model theory: gap in mental model invites reliance on retracted misinfo. Removed" misinfo is actually still in memory & ppl often use it even when they know its wrong: prefer incorrect model over incomplete model. Discounting & the justice system: you must decide solely upon the evidence presented here. You must completely disregard any press, tv or radio : but prejudicial publicity increased conviction rates 33-48% despite instructions. Forced confessions: ppl read transcripts of murder trial, no confession control group (19% guilty verdicts) where admissible = according to judge. Reactance: evidence implicating defendant in prior criminal activity. Inadmissible with extensive explanation (highest conviction r8: boomerang effect = reactance. Ppl wish to retain control (don"t like being told what to do) Successful discounting wrt juries: suspicion of ulterior motives. Inflammatory articles + suggestion that prosecutor planted them (36%: control (45%) Juries don"t disregard tainted evidence unless they"re suspicious about ulterior motives.
