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  1. 1. Eyewitness testimonies : The memory and meta-memory effects of retellings and discussions with non-witnesses

    Författare :Farhan Sarwar; Carl Martin Allwood; Åse Innes-Ker; Jan Andersson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Eyewitness; Confidence; Meta-memory; Free recall; Focused questions; Retellings; Forensic information; Central information; Peripheral information; Reminiscence and Hypermnesia; Central information; Peripheral information; Forensic information; Retellings; Free recall; Confidence; Focused questions; Meta-memory; Eyewitness;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigated the effects of eyewitnesses retellings and discussions with non-witnesses on the eyewitness memory and meta-memory judgments. In Study I, the effect of eyewitness discussions with non-witnesses (persons who had not experienced the event) on eyewitness memory and meta-memory realism for the overall information about an event was investigated. LÄS MER

  3. 2. 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

  4. 3. 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

  5. 4. Group membership and eyewitness testimony

    Författare :Torun Lindholm; Jerry Shaw; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Eyewitness testimony; group membership; intergroup biases; memory performance; psykologi; Psychology;

    Sammanfattning : The present thesis includes four empirical studies that explore whether eyewitness accounts of a violent crime may be affected by factors related to the group membership of witness, perpetrator, and victim.Study 1 investigates how an immigrant and a Swedish perpetrator of a simulated, violent robbery are evaluated and remembered by immigrant and Swedish witnesses. LÄS MER

  7. 5. 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