An Experimental Investigation of the Misinformation Effect in Crime-Related Amnesia Claims

Autor/inn/en	Mangiulli, Ivan; Otgaar, Henry; Curci, Antonietta; Jelicic, Marko
Titel	An Experimental Investigation of the Misinformation Effect in Crime-Related Amnesia Claims
Quelle	In: Applied Cognitive Psychology, 34 (2020) 5, S.1092-1100 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Mangiulli, Ivan) ORCID (Otgaar, Henry) ORCID (Curci, Antonietta)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0888-4080
DOI	10.1002/acp.3697
Schlagwörter	Deception; Memory; Crime; Recall (Psychology); Simulation; Error Patterns; Self Disclosure (Individuals); Criminals + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Täuschung; Gedächtnis; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Abberufung; Simulation program; Simulationsprogramm; Fehlertyp; Straftäter
Abstract	Research suggests that both internal (i.e., lying) and external (i.e., misinformation) factors can affect memory for a crime. We aimed to explore the effects of post-event misinformation on crime-related amnesia claims. We showed participants a mock crime and asked them to either simulate amnesia (simulators) or confess to it (confessors). Next, some participants were provided with misinformation. Finally, all participants were requested to genuinely recollect the crime. Overall, simulators reported less correct information than confessors. Moreover, these two groups were equally vulnerable to misinformation. In addition, exploratory analyses on strategies adopted by simulators revealed that those who previously, mostly omitted information while simulating amnesia exhibited the lowest amount of correct details. Simulators who instead used a mixed strategy disclosed more fabricated memory errors. Findings suggest that legal professionals and jurors should take into account that even offenders, irrespective of confessing or simulating memory loss for a crime, can be susceptible to post-event misinformation. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01