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Researchers have demonstrated qualitative differences in witness verbal reports made in the presence and absence of misinformation. The present study examined changes in linguistic markers present in verbal reports in the context of a repeated‐retrieval misinformation study. After witnessing an event, an immediate retrieval group engaged in a free‐recall test associated with the event. The delayed ... read moreretrieval group completed a filler task. Following, all participants were presented with a post‐event narrative that included neutral, consistent, and misleading details. Both groups then took two free‐recall tests. We found that hesitations were more likely to accompany correctly remembered details if those details were altered in the narrative, than if there was consistency between the original event and narrative. We also found that retrieval prior to misinformation positively influenced the inclusion of hesitations in free‐recall reports that immediately followed the narrative.
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Thomas, A. K., Chen, C., Gordon, L. T., and Tenbrink, T. ( 2015) Choose Your Words Wisely: What Verbal Hesitation Indicates About Eyewitness Accuracy. Appl. Cognit. Psychol., 29: 735- 741, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3157. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.read less
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- Thomas, A. K., Chen, C., Gordon, L. T., and Tenbrink, T. ( 2015) Choose Your Words Wisely: What Verbal Hesitation Indicates About Eyewitness Accuracy. Appl. Cognit. Psychol., 29: 735- 741. doi: 10.1002/acp.3157.
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