TY - JOUR
T1 - Consistent witness responses
T2 - the effects of age and negative feedback
AU - McMurtrie, Hazel
AU - Baxter, James
AU - Obonsawin, Marc
AU - Hunter, Simon C.
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - The effects of negative feedback in the absence of leading questions within a simulated forensic interview was investigated across young, middle-aged and older adults. Participants aged 18-85 (N = 101) watched a mock crime incident, were questioned, received feedback and re-questioned. It was hypothesised that when compared with neutral feedback, negative feedback would result in greater response changes and higher ratings of interview difficulty. The results supported this hypothesis and are consistent with Gudjonsson and Clark’s (1986) model of interrogative suggestibility. Correlation analysis revealed a significant negative association between age and response change following explicit negative feedback. Older adults showed reduced susceptibility to interrogative pressure.
AB - The effects of negative feedback in the absence of leading questions within a simulated forensic interview was investigated across young, middle-aged and older adults. Participants aged 18-85 (N = 101) watched a mock crime incident, were questioned, received feedback and re-questioned. It was hypothesised that when compared with neutral feedback, negative feedback would result in greater response changes and higher ratings of interview difficulty. The results supported this hypothesis and are consistent with Gudjonsson and Clark’s (1986) model of interrogative suggestibility. Correlation analysis revealed a significant negative association between age and response change following explicit negative feedback. Older adults showed reduced susceptibility to interrogative pressure.
KW - witness responses
KW - personality
KW - interrogation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84866324825&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2012.07.008
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2012.07.008
M3 - Article
VL - 53
SP - 958
EP - 962
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
SN - 0191-8869
IS - 8
ER -
