Using an Individual Differences Approach to Examine Two Distinct Types of Suggestibility Effects

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作者
Eisen, Mitchell L. [1 ]
Gomes, Dayna M.
Lorber, William G. [2 ]
Perez, Cynthia I.
Uchishiba, Hitomi
机构
[1] Calif State Univ Los Angeles, Dept Psychol, Los Angeles, CA 90032 USA
[2] Milwaukee VA Med Ctr, Milwaukee, WI USA
关键词
INTERROGATIVE SUGGESTIBILITY; EYEWITNESS MEMORY; DISSOCIATION; CHILDREN; ACQUIESCENCE; CONFIDENCE; ACCURACY; WITNESS; ANXIETY; SCALES;
D O I
10.1002/acp.2864
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Two studies were conducted to examine relations between suggestibility effects studied in two commonly used research paradigms and a group of individual difference factors that have been theoretically linked to eyewitness suggestibility. In Study 1, we examined relations between the immediate acceptance of misinformation as measured by errors on misleading questions and individual differences in conformity, agreeableness, imagery ability, and memory. As predicted, the immediate acceptance of misinformation was associated with conformity but was not related to imagery ability. In Study 2, we examined relations between delayed retrieval errors produced during a classic misinformation paradigm and the same set of individual difference factors. Consistent with our predictions, delayed misinformation retrieval errors were related to imagery ability but were not related to conformity or agreeableness. Taken together, this predicted pattern of results across the two studies provides some preliminary evidence for an emerging distinction between these two types of suggestibility effects. Underlying theoretical, methodological, and practical issues related to the assessment of suggestibility effects are discussed. Copyright (c) 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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