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Collaborative remembering reduces suggestibility: A study with the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale.
Clelia Rossi-Arnaud1, Pietro Spataro1,2, Divya Bhatia1
1a Department of Psychology , Sapienza University , Rome , Italy.
Memory (Hove, England)
|November 3, 2018
Summary
Collaborative remembering can enhance eyewitness memory accuracy. Studies show that working together reduces suggestibility and confabulated details, improving resistance to post-event information.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Eyewitness Testimony Research
Background:
- Collaborative retrieval can impact memory, leading to phenomena like collaborative inhibition and error pruning.
- Understanding these effects is crucial for evaluating eyewitness accounts and memory accuracy.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if collaborative remembering reduces post-event suggestibility in eyewitness memory.
- To examine the effects of collaboration on confabulation and susceptibility to leading questions.
Main Methods:
- Participants (collaborative and nominal pairs) underwent the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale (GSS2).
- Free recall (immediate and delayed) and responses to leading questions were recorded.
- Negative feedback was administered before or after questioning.
Main Results:
- No evidence of collaborative inhibition in free recall tasks.
- Collaborative pairs showed fewer confabulated elements and were less susceptible to leading questions.
- Collaborative pairs exhibited lower Total Suggestibility compared to individual or nominal pairs.
Conclusions:
- Collaborative remembering can be beneficial for eyewitness accuracy.
- Collaboration enhances resistance to post-event suggestibility and reduces memory confabulation.
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