EWT - misleading info

• Post-event discussion is when multiple witnesses discuss the event that happened. their accounts may differ slightly which may make them influence each other
• What was Gabriel et al's study into post-event discussion

  • Participants watched a video of the same crime filmed in different perspectives
  • Participants then discussed what they witnessed before doing a recall test
  • 71% of participants recalled aspects of the crime they didnt witness but had discussed with other participants
• Leading questions are questions which are phrased in a way that implies a certain answer
• Two explanations for how leading questions alter EWT is through response bias and substitution
• Response bias is when the wording of a question influences how the EW chooses to answer, but does not alter the EW memories
• Substitution is when the phrasing of a question alters the EW memory
• Give two strengths and two limitations of research into misleading info

  STRENGTHS:

  • Experiments high in validity
  • Real life applications - has changed how police conduct interviews

  LIMITATIONS:

  • Research tasks are artificial - lack ecological validity
  • Lab experiments mean demand characteristics come into play