Psychology 2032A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Closed-Circuit Television, Hot Air Balloon, Elizabeth Loftus

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2032A/B
• Professor: John Campbell

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Lecture 6a - eye witness memory cont. / sex offenders. The midterm is on all lecture and textbook material up to the end of todays class. Interviewing witnesses: police officers may impede the interview process by: Interrupting witnesses during free recall: asking short specific questions which may not get at critical information, asking questions not relevant to what the witness is currently describing. The misinformation effect: occurs when a witness is provided with inaccurate information about an event after it is (cid:449)it(cid:374)essed a(cid:374)d i(cid:374)(cid:272)orporates the (cid:858)misinformation(cid:859) i(cid:374) their later re(cid:272)all, occurs when a witness is provided with inaccurate. Misinformation studies: results: participants who are given misinformation provide different reports than those who receive no misleading information. Subtle differences in phrasing of the question (using smashed instead of hit) may bias witness" responses: elizabeth loftus is the leading researcher in eye witness memory.