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  1. 1. Retrieval effort and accuracy in eyewitness testimony

    Författare :Philip U. Gustafsson; Torun Lindholm; Fredrik U. Jönsson; Laura Mickes; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; eyewitness testimony; eyewitness accuracy; eyewitness memory; retrieval ease; judgment accuracy; psykologi; Psychology;

    Sammanfattning : For better or worse, eyewitness testimonies make up common evidence in criminal trials. This has the benefit that it allows for guilty offenders to be convicted even in the absence of physical evidence. However, the fallibility of memory also means that eyewitnesses may be mistaken in their recall, risking wrongful, innocent convictions. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Realism of confidence in witness identification of faces and voices

    Författare :Nils Olsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; eyewitness; earwitness; realism of confidence; calibration; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : One of the more alarming and intriguing results in forensic psychology is the weakrelationship between confidence and accuracy in experimental studies of eyewitnessidentification. This relationship has traditionally been measured by the point-biserialcorrelation coefficient, rpb. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Child and Adult Witness Event Memory Reporting and Metamemory Capabilities : Social Aspects and Legal Professionals’ Opinions

    Författare :Jens Knutsson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Probes; Repeated recall; Forensic interviewing; Eyewitness; Confidence; Event memory; Metamemory; Free recall; Focused questions; Feedback; Legal professionals; Beliefs; Opinions;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation focuses on aspects of the social context of child and adult eyewitness memory reports, along with their relation to report accuracy and metamemory performance. More specifically, it investigates the effects on memory reports and metamemory judgments of i) receiving feedback from co-witnesses, ii) being probed for further eventmemory reports, and iii) retelling eventmemory contents. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Alcohol-intoxicated eyewitnesses´ memory

    Författare :Angelica Hagsand; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; eyewitness; memory; alcohol; intoxicated; interview; lineup;

    Sammanfattning : Eyewitnesses are an important source of information in many criminal investigations. However, the memory of an eyewitness is not always accurate, and errors may occur that have serious consequences. Alcohol-related crimes are common and therefore, intoxicated witnesses are common. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Children As Eyewitnesses : Memory recall and face recognition

    Författare :Gunilla Fredin; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sequential lineup; confidence; question format; Child eyewitness; event memory; elimination lineup;

    Sammanfattning : Through centuries, witnesses to crimes have played an important role for the police to get a conviction of the culprit. This dissertation examined how accurate children are as witnesses of events and when participating in lineups. In Study 1, participants were tested with free recall and focussed questions. LÄS MER