Eye Witness Testimony & Leading Questions (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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What is the memory retrieval process?
What is the memory retrieval process?
Reconstruction (not always accurate)
False memories definition
False memories definition
Memories of things that didn't happen
Misleading information definition
Misleading information definition
Incorrect info an eyewitness receives after an event
Schemas definition
Schemas definition
Mental frameworks from past experience
How schemas affect memory accuracy
How schemas affect memory accuracy
Fill gaps; can cause misremembering consistent with schema
Leading questions definition
Leading questions definition
Questions suggesting a particular answer is correct
How leading questions affect memory
How leading questions affect memory
Influence recall; can cause false memories
Post-event discussion definition
Post-event discussion definition
When people discuss an event after it happened
How post-event discussion affects memory
How post-event discussion affects memory
Influenced by others' expectations & interpretations
Gabert study: What was investigated?
Gabert study: What was investigated?
Effect of post-event discussion on eyewitness testimony
Gabert study key finding (% guilty)
Gabert study key finding (% guilty)
60% said girl guilty despite not seeing her commit crime
Gabert study conclusion
Gabert study conclusion
Post-event discussion has powerful effect on testimony accuracy