PSY328H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Elizabeth Loftus, Onomatopoeia, Confabulation
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Lecture 5 - eyewitness testimony confabulation - the act of making something up that you believe to be a memory schema/scripts. The way our brain has put together our experience/perception - based on generalized stereotypes (dog) 14yo fn to station after curfew -virgin? Elizabeth loftus - asked kids to imagine getting lost in a mall when they hadn"t - 6w later. 1 truly believe it - same with mousetrap (band-aid) Video of car hitting bike - either a stop sign or yield - then asked opposite yield? Providing misinformation by asking questions in a way that biases the memory of the witness - having witness overhear a convo bwn other subjects (confederates) - more convincing bc you dk you"re being influenced. System variables - procedures used to select lineup members, presentation of it (simultaneous/sequential), instructions given to witness, conditions in interview, interview style leading or open-ended questions - factors that the police and justice system have some control over.
