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Accuracy of Eyewitness Memory Under Leading Questioning: The Effects of Hypnosis and Anxiety

Hypnosis has gained substantial support in the psychological community, as well as related health professions. The intense renewal of interest in hypnosis has also affected our legal-judicial system. Many police investigators trained in hypnosis operate from an exactcopy memory theory. They claim eyewitness eyewitness retrieve veridically stored memory traces from long-term memory, if questioned under hypnosis. Conversely, other researchers ascribe to a reconstructive memory theory. They believe hypnosis increases the likelihood of eliciting erroneous memories from eyewitnesses, especially under leading questioning. The purpose of the present investigation was to test the effects of hypnotic induction and anxiety on the accuracy of subjects' memory for eyewitnessed events when questioned with leading, non-leading, and embedded misinformation questions.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc332031
Date08 1900
CreatorsAtkins, Loy Keith, 1955-
ContributorsConoley, Collie, Overton, Thomas D., Johnson, Ray W., Harrell, Ernest H.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 96 leaves : ill., Text
RightsPublic, Atkins, Loy Keith, 1955-, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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