From the archive: Memory conformity: Can eyewitnesses influence each other's memories for an event?

Fiona Gabbert; Amina Memon; Kevin Allan

doi:10.1002/acp.1784

From the archive: Memory conformity: Can eyewitnesses influence each other's memories for an event?

Fiona Gabbert, Amina Memon, Kevin Allan

Psychology

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Abstract

This paper established a new direction for researchers interested in the malleability of memory in a forensic context or eyewitness paradigm. The paper was the first to extend ‘misinformation’ effects established in controlled laboratory settings to witness reports following discussions with fellow witnesses. This was achieved within a relatively naturalistic situation and it persuasively demonstrated what had long been observed in the social psychological literature: that the opinions of others affect our behaviour but can also quite dramatically alter our reports as well as our beliefs and memories. When eyewitnesses comply with the reports of others in a social interaction, the longterm consequences for their recollections are clearly substantial. This paper has stimulated much research which has reinforced and extended the basic findings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S163-S174
Number of pages	11
Journal	Applied Cognitive Psychology
Volume	25
Issue number	S1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.1784
Publication status	Published - Jan 2011

Bibliographical note

This article is published as part of a special issue celebrating 25 years of Applied Cognitive Psychology. It was originally published in Applied Cognitive Psychology in 2003. The article should be cited in full as follows: Nominated by Don Read – SARMAC Editor 2000–2004 (2011), From the archive: ‘Memory conformity: Can eyewitnesses influence each other's memories for an event?’ by F. Gabbert, A. Memon, & K. Allan (2003). Applied Cognitive Psychology, 17, 533–543 with commentary. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 25: S163–S174. doi: 10.1002/acp.1784

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