APS
2024 APS Annual Convention · 2024
Visualizing the Crime after Making a False Identification Solidifies False-Memories for the Culprit’s Appearance
- Jayla Edwards
California State University, Los Angeles - Mitchell Eisen
California State University, Los Angeles - Karina Olmos
California State University, Los Angeles - Aundia Dianat
California State University, Los Angeles - Faith Haile
California State University, Los Angeles
Abstract
Participants who misidentified an innocent-suspect with a unique feature that the perpetrator did not possess (face-tattoo) were randomly assigned to reinstate their memory for the event using instructions from the cognitive interview. Participants in the CI condition were significantly more likely to falsely recall seeing a face-tattoo on the culprit.
Memory
