Modern Psychological Studies
Periodical Title
Modern Psychological Studies
Volume
5
Number
1
Page Numbers
pages 7-14
Publisher
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Place of Publication
Chattanooga (Tenn.)
Date
1997
Abstract
Previous research has shown that misleading postevent information can alter the report of a previously witnessed event. The present experiment extends on this research by investigating whether central and peripheral details are affected differentially by misleading postevent information. Sixty-four undergraduate students were shown a series of slides depicting a theft from a convenience store. They were then exposed to a taped narrative which contained some misinformation and some neutral information about two central and two peripheral critical details. Finally, the subjects ' memory for the original event was tested using recognition and source questions. The accuracy data replicated the misinformation effect p<.05. Central and peripheral details of the original event were not affected differentially by the misinformation. The response latency results supported Loftus 's substitution theory.
Subject
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Document Type
article
DCMI Type
Text
Extent
8 leaves
Language
English
Call Number
BF1 .M63 v. 5 no. 1 1997
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Recommended Citation
Kaeler, Kathi; Larson, Yvonne; and Marmolejo, Gloria
(1997)
"Influence of postevent information in the recall of central and peripheral details of an eyewitnessed event,"
Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 5:
No.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol5/iss1/3
Department
Dept. of Psychology