Variations in the Encoding Conditions Can Affect Eyewitnesses' Vulnerability to Suggestive Influence

Autor/inn/en	Eisen, Mitchell L.; Williams, T'awna; Jones, Jennifer; Ying, Rebecca
Titel	Variations in the Encoding Conditions Can Affect Eyewitnesses' Vulnerability to Suggestive Influence
Quelle	In: Applied Cognitive Psychology, 36 (2022) 6, S.1188-1199 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Eisen, Mitchell L.) ORCID (Williams, T'awna) ORCID (Jones, Jennifer) ORCID (Ying, Rebecca)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0888-4080
DOI	10.1002/acp.4000
Schlagwörter	Cognitive Processes; Observation; Crime; Criminals; Pictorial Stimuli; Recognition (Psychology); Accuracy; Environmental Influences; Feedback (Response) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Beobachtung; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Straftäter; Fantasieanregung; Recognition; Wiedererkennen; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss
Abstract	This experiment was designed to examine how viewing conditions could affect witnesses' vulnerability to suggestive influence. It was predicted that when the encoding conditions were stronger, accurate witnesses would be less likely to shift their decisions when prompted to reexamine the lineup, and that confirming feedback would effectively solidify influenced identifications. Participants (N = 411) watched a simulated-crime from two different viewing distances and were asked to identify the culprit from a photographic lineup. After voicing their identification decisions, participants were prompted to reexamine the lineup. Half the participants then received confirming-feedback for their decisions. Twelve-minutes later, witnesses viewed the same lineup and were asked again to identify the culprit. As predicted, accurate witnesses were less likely to shift their identification decisions when prompted to reexamine the lineup in the close, but not the far viewing condition. Also, shifted identification decisions that were reinforced with confirming feedback were asserted with higher confidence. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01