Eastern Kentucky University
Visual Interference
Institution
Eastern Kentucky University
Faculty Advisor/ Mentor
Catherine Clement
Abstract
In this experiment, I will explore the effect of visual information on interference with eyewitness memory. Participants will view a video tape of the television series, "Cops." Then, they will view a second tape. Participants in one condition will view a thematically similar tape, while the participants in the other condition will view a thematically dissimilar tape. I expect that those who view the similar tape will have more memory interference. Therefore, I predict that participants who view the thematically similar tape will have more memory errors for the original tape than will participants who view the thematically dissimilar tape.
Visual Interference
In this experiment, I will explore the effect of visual information on interference with eyewitness memory. Participants will view a video tape of the television series, "Cops." Then, they will view a second tape. Participants in one condition will view a thematically similar tape, while the participants in the other condition will view a thematically dissimilar tape. I expect that those who view the similar tape will have more memory interference. Therefore, I predict that participants who view the thematically similar tape will have more memory errors for the original tape than will participants who view the thematically dissimilar tape.