Eyewitness Memory and Misinformation Quiz
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What is a common misconception about suspect interviewing based on the text?

  • Prolonged confinement and explicit threats of harm always lead to reliable information (correct)
  • Promising leniency can result in voluntary and reliable information according to legal factors
  • Third-degree tactics, such as verbal and physical abuse, are commonly accepted as effective
  • Deceptive tactics, like false evidence, have no criticisms attached to them
  • What mnemonic techniques are included in the Cognitive Interview (CI) according to the text?

  • Time distortion, visual hallucinations, auditory insertions
  • Order varying, perspective altering, mental context reinstatement (correct)
  • Selective attention, retrieval inhibition, encoding specifics
  • Memory suppression, concentration enhancement, reality distortion
  • What is a potential impact of traumatic experiences like rape on witness interviews?

  • Reluctance to fully disclose information out of trauma (correct)
  • Increased willingness to provide detailed information
  • Enhanced cognitive interview effectiveness with trauma survivors
  • Higher accuracy in memory recall due to intense emotional experiences
  • Why is sleep mentioned as a factor affecting eyewitness memory accuracy?

    <p>Sleep can impact the retention interval and memory recall accuracy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which approach to interviewing suspects involves tactics like trickery and deception as described in the text?

    <p>Reid Technique</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a legal factor mentioned in the text that impacts the admissibility of information in court?

    <p>Suspect's right to silence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common criticism of Big Non-custodial undercover operations?

    <p>They lack safeguards for the suspect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common situational risk factor leading to false confessions?

    <p>Youth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    During which phase of the undercover operation does the suspect have to confess all crimes to be 'allowed' into the criminal organization?

    <p>Evidentiary scenario</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What percentage of DNA exonerations involved false confessions?

    <p>20%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of false confession involves a suspect believing the police think they are guilty, leading them to confess?

    <p>Coerced-compliant false confession</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the key criticisms of undercover operations like Big Non-custodial?

    <p>They are highly coercive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which mnemonic technique involves recalling everything seen or heard during a crime?

    <p>Report everything</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common misconception about suspect interviewing based on the text?

    <p>Using trickery and false evidence always result in reliable information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In victim interviews, what is a key factor that may influence the amount of information received by law enforcement?

    <p>The victim's reluctance to share information</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement accurately reflects the role of cognitive interview techniques?

    <p>The aim of cognitive interviewing is to simplify the recall process for interviewees</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a factor that can affect the accuracy of eyewitness identification mentioned in the text?

    <p>Confidence level during a lineup procedure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a consideration related to legal factors in suspect interviewing as mentioned in the text?

    <p>'Right to silence' and 'right to legal counsel' are key aspects for admissibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

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