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ERIC Number: EJ1294119
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0888-4080
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Online Co-Witness Discussions Also Lead to Eyewitness Memory Distortion: The MORI-v Technique
Applied Cognitive Psychology, v35 n3 p621-631 May-Jun 2021
When co-witnesses exchange information, false information may be presented, and false memories could be created. This co-witness suggestibility effect has been studied in face-to-face interactions, and little is known about the impact of online discussions on co-witnesses' memories. In two experiments, we explored whether: (1) the co-witness suggestibility effect appeared following online discussion; and (2) enlightenment instructions reduced the effect. We created a virtual variant of the MORI procedure, the MORI-v technique, in which participants watched a short film of a crime on a smartphone and then discussed the event via an instant-messaging app. Results replicated the classic co-witness suggestibility effect: false information presented by witnesses was often incorporated in their memories. Also, enlightenment instructions reduced the co-witness suggestibility effect, just as in the misinformation paradigm. This research showed that online-based communication might induce memory distortions and that cognitive science may help to find ways to protect us from them.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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