ArticlePsychopharmacology2021
The intoxicated co-witness: effects of alcohol and dyadic discussion on memory conformity and event recall.
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- Biological matrices for determining the origin of post-mortem ethanol: Recommendations for collection and storage.International journal of legal medicine · 2026Review
- The impact of post-encoding alcohol consumption on episodic memory recall and remember-know responses in heavy drinkers.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Online misinformation can distort witnesses' memories. Analysis of co-witness discussions using an online version of the MORI-v technique.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- The effects of alcohol and co-witness information on memory reports: a field study.Psychopharmacology · 2022Article
- Would you believe an intoxicated witness? The impact of witness alcohol intoxication status on credibility judgments and suggestibility.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
rationaleCo-witness discussion is common and often witnesses are under the influence of alcohol. As such, it is important to understand how such factors may influence eyewitness testimony.
objectivesWe combined a co-witness memory paradigm with an alcohol administration paradigm to examine the influence of alcohol and dyadic discussion on remembering a mock crime.
methodsIntoxicated and sober dyads discussed a previously seen video, whilst in a control condition sober and intoxicated individuals recalled the event on their own. Unknown to the dyads, each discussion partner saw a different version of the video including unique details not present in the other video version. All participants then engaged in a second individual recall attempt.
resultsDyads were more likely to recall misleading details in their individual recall attempts compared to the control group. Intoxicated and sober dyads were equally likely to report misleading information. Alcohol intoxication had no negative impact on individuals' ability to correctly identify the source of their responses. Intoxicated participants recalled fewer details under free recall conditions. Alcohol had a detrimental effect on participants' confidence in their free recall accounts.
conclusionsPossible alcohol-related and social-cognitive mechanisms are discussed which may contribute to the current findings as well as applied implications for interviewing intoxicated witnesses.
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