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Wade, Kimberley A. , Green, Sarah L. and Nash, Robert A. (2010) Can fabricated evidence induce false eyewitness testimony? Applied Cognitive Psychology, Vol.24 (No.7). pp. 899-908. doi:10.1002/acp.1607 ISSN 0888-4080.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.1607
Abstract
False information can influence people's beliefs and memories. But can fabricated evidence induce individuals to accuse another person of doing something they never did? We examined whether exposure to a fabricated video could produce false eyewitness testimony. Subjects completed a gambling task alongside a confederate subject, and later we falsely told subjects that their partner had cheated on the task. Some subjects viewed a digitally manipulated video of their partner cheating; some were told that video evidence of the cheating exists; and others were not told anything about video evidence. Subjects were asked to sign a statement confirming that they witnessed the incident and that their corroboration could be used in disciplinary action against the accused. See-video subjects were three times more likely to sign the statement than Told-video and Control subjects. Fabricated evidence may, indeed, produce false eyewitness testimony; we discuss probable cognitive mechanisms. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Applied Cognitive Psychology | ||||
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons Ltd. | ||||
| ISSN: | 0888-4080 | ||||
| Official Date: | October 2010 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.24 | ||||
| Number: | No.7 | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 10 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 899-908 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1002/acp.1607 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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