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. ISSN 0888-4080

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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
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
Date:	October 2010
Volume:	Vol.24
Number:	No.7
Number of Pages:	10
Page Range:	pp. 899-908
Identification Number:	10.1002/acp.1607
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Restricted or Subscription Access
URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/5111

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