Eyewitness Testimony Quiz

What was the main focus of Pozzulo et al.’s (2011) study?

• The impact of schemas on memory recall

• The reliability of children’s and adults’ memory in eyewitness identification

• The role of stress in eyewitness memory

• The effect of leading questions on eyewitness testimony

What are the two types of line-ups used in the study?

• Target-present and target-absent

• Live and photographic

• Sequential and simultaneous

• Open-ended and closed-ended

In a target-present line-up, the correct response is to:

• Reject the line-up

• Identify the actual suspect

• Choose the person who looks most familiar

• Say “I don’t know”

What did Pozzulo et al. investigate regarding children’s eyewitness identification?

• Whether children’s errors were due to memory limitations or social pressure

• How stress impacts memory recall

• The role of misleading information in memory recall

• The accuracy of children’s memory after a long delay

What were the two types of faces used in the study?

• Cartoon and human faces

• Photographs and real-life people

• Famous and unfamiliar faces

• Black-and-white and colored images

Why did the researchers use cartoon characters like Dora the Explorer and Diego?

• To test how familiarity influences recognition accuracy

• To test the role of imagination in memory recall

• To compare memory recall between children and adults

• To make the study more engaging for participants

What was the sample of the study?

• 100 children and 100 adults

• 59 children aged 4-7 and 53 adults aged 17-30

• 75 children aged 10-15 and 50 adults aged 18-40

• 200 participants from different age groups

What method was used in the study?

• Field experiment

• Case study

• Laboratory experiment

• Naturalistic observation

What was the role of ‘foils’ in the line-ups?

• They were decoys used to test recognition accuracy

• They were the actual suspects being identified

• They were objects placed in the line-ups

• They were distractions used to increase cognitive load

What was the correct response in a target-absent line-up?

• Identify the closest match to the suspect

• Choose the most familiar-looking person

• Reject the entire line-up

• Say “I don’t know”