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Psychology of Testimony: A Pilot Study On Accuracy Of Memory In An Emotional Vs. Neutral Situation

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  • Miriam Kefauver Silva
  • María del Carmen Borrás Sansaloni
  • Alfonso Luís Palmer Pol

    (University of the Balearic Islands, Spain)

Abstract

The present work is a pilot study on Psychology of Testimony that belongs to a wider investigation, in which from two experimental conditions; the accuracy of the subjects’ recall was evaluated through a free recall test and an interrogative test. The acceptance of false information introduced in different types of questions was analyzed as well for each condition. No differences were found between the two experimental conditions regarding the number of exact details, although differences were found for the length of the statements, the number of errors, the amount of sensory details and central details, being superior in the emotional content condition than in the neutral. The results on the suggestion of misleading information, on the other hand, indicate that a high percentage of the subjects accepted the information suggested in the questions, being higher in the questions referred to the emotional condition than in the neutral condition. Due to the lack of statistical power, the results are inconclusive, although they may be useful for future research in Psychology of Testimony.

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  • Miriam Kefauver Silva & María del Carmen Borrás Sansaloni & Alfonso Luís Palmer Pol, 2018. "Psychology of Testimony: A Pilot Study On Accuracy Of Memory In An Emotional Vs. Neutral Situation," Global Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 4(2), pages 25-31, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:jgjidd:v:4:y:2018:i:2:p:25-31
    DOI: 10.19080/GJIDD.2018.04.555633
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