COGNITION : PSYC-316 ASSIGNMENT 4
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OurFallibleMemories.pptxLearning Objectives: By the end of this presentation, you will be able to…
describe Loftus’ studies demonstrating how the power of suggestion plays a role in the misinformation effect and in creating false memories.
describe the history of unintentional memory manipulation in therapy; describe how memories might be intentionally manipulated to change present maladaptive behavior.
describe findings from the innocence project on the nature and rates of errors in eyewitness testimony.
describe cognitive processes that contribute to eyewitness error and how police procedures inadvertently capitalized on these processes.
Our Fallible Memories
I. The Power of Suggestion
A. To Alter Memories: The Misinformation Effect
Loftus & Palmer (1974)
B. To Create Memories: False Memories
Lost in the Shopping Mall
False Memories of Traumatic Events
C. To Alter Present Maladaptive Behavior: Better Parenting Though Lies
D. Meet the Expert: Elizabeth Loftus
Our Fallible Memories
I. The Power of Suggestion
II. Errors in Eyewitness Testimony
A. Demo G. Wells’ Bomber On the Roof
B. nature and rates of error (from the innocence project)
C. cognitive processes that contribute to eyewitness error
error at perception & attention: weapons focus
Our Fallible Memories
Weapons Focus (Stanny & Johnson, 2000)
I. The Power of Suggestion
II. Errors in Eyewitness Testimony
A. Demo G. Wells’ Bomber On the Roof
B. nature and rates of error (from the innocence project)
C. cognitive processes that contribute to eyewitness error
error at perception & attention: weapons focus
error due to source monitoring: “sixpack” fosters familiarity at lineup
errors due to suggestion: assuming the perpetrator is present
errors due to construction: filling-in-the-blanks
D. Meet the Expert: Scott Fraser
Our Fallible Memories
