ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Effort in Memory Retrieval Predicts Accuracy in Eyewitness Testimonies
- Philip Gustafsson
Stockholm University - Torun Lindholm
Stockholm University - Fredrik Jonsson
Stockholm University
Abstract
Do sincere eyewitness testimonies contain objective markers of accuracy? We show that expressions of effort in memory retrieval predict eyewitness accuracy. Incorrect memories are recalled with greater effort than correct memories.
Metacognition
