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Using metamemory measures and memory tests to estimate eyewitness free recall performance
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Saraiva, RB and Hope, L and Horselenberg, R and Ost, J and Sauer, JD and van Koppen, PJ, Using metamemory measures and memory tests to estimate eyewitness free recall performance, Memory, 28, (1) pp. 94-106. ISSN 0965-8211 (2020) [Refereed Article]
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© 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Memory on 7 November 2019, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2019.1688835
DOI: doi:10.1080/09658211.2019.1688835
Abstract
Using a mock witness methodology, we investigated the predictive value of metamemory measures and objective memory tests as indicators of eyewitness free recall performance. Participants (n = 208) first completed a metamemory assessment that included assessments of self-rated memory capacity, memory development and use of strategies. In a separate session, participants watched a mock-crime video and provided a free recall account, followed by one out of four independent memory tests (i.e., free recall, cued recall, face recognition and general knowledge). Accuracy, amount of details reported, confidence and over/underconfidence in the eyewitness free recall were the main dependent variables. Results indicated three main findings: (1) subjective assessments of memory capacity were not related to eyewitness free recall performance; (2) although individual confidence and over/underconfidence was somewhat stable across different memory tests, accuracy was less stable; and (3) individuals with higher self-rated memory capacity had a slightly stronger confidence-accuracy relation in free recall. These results are discussed with respect to metamemory assessments and performance stability across memory tests of different domains.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | eyewitness testimony, confidence, free recall, memory, metamemory |
| Research Division: | Psychology |
| Research Group: | Applied and developmental psychology |
| Research Field: | Forensic psychology |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in psychology |
| UTAS Author: | Sauer, JD (Associate Professor Jim Sauer) |
| ID Code: | 136315 |
| Year Published: | 2020 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 8 |
| Deposited By: | Psychology |
| Deposited On: | 2019-12-13 |
| Last Modified: | 2020-12-10 |
| Downloads: | 17 View Download Statistics |
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