Theunissen, TPM;
Meyer, T;
Memon, A;
Weinsheimer, CC;
(2017)
Adult Eyewitness Memory for Single Versus Repeated Traumatic Events.
Applied Cognitive Psychology
, 31
(2)
pp. 164-174.
10.1002/acp.3314.
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Abstract
Reports from individuals who have witnessed multiple, similar emotional events may differ from reports from witnesses of only a single event. To test this, we had participants (N = 65) view a video of a road traffic accident. Half of the participants saw two additional (similar) aversive films. Afterwards, participants filled out the Self‐Administered Interview on the target film twice with an interval of 1 week. Participants who saw multiple similar films were less accurate in recalling details from the target film than participants in the control condition. On their second report, participants were less complete but more accurate compared with their first report. These results indicate that adults who have witnessed multiple repeated events may appear less reliable in their reports than adults who have witnessed a single event. These findings are relevant when evaluating eyewitness evidence and call for new approaches to questioning witnesses about repeated events.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Adult Eyewitness Memory for Single Versus Repeated Traumatic Events |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1002/acp.3314 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3314 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Social Sciences, Psychology, Experimental, Psychology, FUZZY-TRACE THEORY, INTRUSIVE MEMORIES, FALSE MEMORY, UNIQUE EVENT, INFORMATION, ACCURACY, STRESS, SCALES, RECALL, SUGGESTIBILITY |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10055994 |
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