Nash, Robert Alastair and Wade, Kimberley A. (2009) Innocent but proven guilty: eliciting internalized false confessions using doctored-video evidence. Applied Cognitive Psychology, Vol.23 (No.5). pp. 624-637. doi:10.1002/acp.1500

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Abstract

More powerful computers and affordable digital-video equipment means that desktop-video editing is now accessible and popular. In two experiments, we investigated whether seeing fake-video evidence, or simply being told that video evidence exists, could lead people to believe they committed an act they never did. Subjects completed a computerized gambling task, and when they returned later the same day, we falsely accused them of cheating on the task. All of the subjects were told that incriminating video evidence existed, and half were also exposed to a fake video. See-video subjects were more likely to confess without resistance, and to internalize the act than told-video subjects, and see-video subjects tended to confabulate details more often than told-video subjects. We offer a metacognitive-based account of our results. Copyright (C) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions:	Faculty of Science > Psychology
Journal or Publication Title:	Applied Cognitive Psychology
Publisher:	John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
ISSN:	0888-4080
Official Date:	July 2009
Dates:	Date Event July 2009 Published
Volume:	Vol.23
Number:	No.5
Number of Pages:	14
Page Range:	pp. 624-637
DOI:	10.1002/acp.1500
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access

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