Essays about: "Eyewitness memory"
Found 5 essays containing the words Eyewitness memory.
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1. The Self-administered Interview (SAI) - A sum of its parts? : A comparison between different componentes of SAI from temporal aspects and as facilitators for later retrieval
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : When conducting initial forensic interviews, facilitating later retrieval in an efficient and timely manner is often important. A tool called The Self-Administered Interview (SAI) has been shown to facilitate later retrieval when completed initially. READ MORE
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2. Language Barriers in Eyewitness Testimonies : The Effects of Speaking a Non-native Language on Accuracy and Perceived Confidence
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionenAbstract : Testifying can be a highly stressful and taxing experience for an eyewitness. When testifying in a non-native language, the native language may interfere with the memory retrieval process. Thus, non-native speaking eyewitnesses face additional difficulties when providing their testimonies. READ MORE
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3. Choice Awareness and Manipulation Blindness: a cognitive semiotic exploration of choice-making and memory
University essay from Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Kognitiv semiotikAbstract : “Choice blindness” (CB) refers to a certain tendency to accept a choice that is presented to us as if it were our own, even when we have never made it. In the last decade, CB has been treated as a research tool in a series of experiments in different domains and modalities (e.g. Johansson et al. READ MORE
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4. Testifying through another tongue:Examining the effects of language barriers on accuracy and suggestibility in eyewitness testimonies.
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Psykologiska institutionenAbstract : Language barriers in eyewitness testimonies may pose threats toward witnesses’ accuracy, and consequently on the outcome of judicial procedures. The present study aims to investigate the credibility and the extent of reported detail information of eyewitnesses’ testimony of a crime event, when the testimony is given in witnesses’ first language, second language, or second language through interpreter. READ MORE
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5. The Effects of Peer Discussion and Question Format on Realism in Confidence Regarding Children's Testimonies in a Co-witness Situation
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : This experimental study examined the effect of peer discussion and the effect of question format: free recall, follow-up and focused questions, on children's (age of 9-11 years) memory recall of a witnessed event. The children were randomly assigned in pairs that watched one of two perspectives of a film. READ MORE
