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Can Knowledge of Future Public Presentations of Eyewitness Testimonies Obviate Positive Post-Identification Feedback Effects?

Ross, Audrey E
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marhonors1367867665

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2013, Bachelor of Arts, Marietta College, Psychology.
The objective of this two part study was to determine if knowledge of a future public presentation of an eyewitness testimony could obviate positive post-identification feedback effects. All participants had to watch a video that depicted a young male stealing a laptop computer, making them an eyewitness to a crime. Following the video, an identification from a photo line-up had to be made and regardless of the identification, all participants were given positive feedback. A series of post-identification questions were answered and participants in the experimental group were told that when they returned to the lab for part two of the study they would be giving a public presentation of their eyewitness testimony while those in the control group were told no such thing. The post-identification questions had to be answered during part two of the study and an additional question pertaining to confidence was answered as well. A two-tailed independent samples test was used to reveal any differences in participant confidence between groups. Additionally, an ANOVA was used to analyze the effect of time and public presentation expectation on answers to the post-identification questions. The implications of this study are reviewed in the discussion section.
Christopher Klein (Advisor)
Alicia Doerflinger (Committee Member)
34 p.
Psychology
Post-identification feedback effects; eyewitness testimony; public presentation

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  • Ross, A. E. (2013). Can Knowledge of Future Public Presentations of Eyewitness Testimonies Obviate Positive Post-Identification Feedback Effects? [Undergraduate thesis, Marietta College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marhonors1367867665

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ross, Audrey. Can Knowledge of Future Public Presentations of Eyewitness Testimonies Obviate Positive Post-Identification Feedback Effects? 2013. Marietta College, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marhonors1367867665.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ross, Audrey. "Can Knowledge of Future Public Presentations of Eyewitness Testimonies Obviate Positive Post-Identification Feedback Effects?" Undergraduate thesis, Marietta College, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=marhonors1367867665

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