Psychology 2032A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Eyewitness Testimony, Recognition Memory, Dependent And Independent Variables

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

Document Summary

Information from long-term memory can be accessed and retrieved. Example: describe the person you saw in public. Not every piece of info will go through memory stages (different things affect long-term + short- term memory i. e. inattention, the wording of the questions, relation bw confidence + accuracy) Recall memory: reporting details of a previously witnessed event or person. Recognition memory: determining whether a previously seen item or person is the same as what is currently being viewed (i. e. line-up) Issues with both: memory conformity when one witnesses" testimony influences that of another"s. Laboratory simulation: participant views a critical event through a slide sequence & is then asked questions or shown a lineup there are then 3 dependent variables in eyewitness studies. Misinformation effect: a witness who is presented with inaccurate info after an event will incorporate that info into a subsequent recall task. The wording of a question may influence the memory of an incident (i. e.