post event discussion

Question 1

what is this a type of

Answer 1

misleading information

Question 2

what are 2 ways this can occur

Answer 2

discussion with other eyewitnesses

questioning by legal/crime teams and interviewers

Question 3

who researched ts

Answer 3

Gabbert et al

Question 4

what was the procedure

Answer 4

Pairs of participants (students and older adults) each watched a different film clip of the same crime so each had a unique view of the event

Pairs were able to discuss what they had witnessed before carrying out a recall test of the event seen in the video

Question 5

what were the findings

Answer 5

71% of eyewitnesses who had discussed the crime made mistakes when recalling the events
In pairs where no discussion had taken place 0% of mistakes in recall were made

Question 6

what is memory contamination

Answer 6

Eyewitness testimonies can become altered and distorted because of discussions with other eyewitness
info from all eyewitnesses is thought to combine forming incorrect memories- could lead to compliance due to NSI