Event Title
The Effect of Timing and Gender of Eyewitness Statements on Blame Conformity and Perceived Credibility
Location
Parker-Reed, SSWAC
Start Date
1-5-2014 1:00 PM
End Date
1-5-2014 2:00 PM
Project Type
Poster
Description
The purpose of our study was to investigate whether formulating an opinion before versus after eyewitness statements and the gender of the eyewitness can influence the subjects likelihood to conform. Participants watched a short accident video and after completing a few filler tasks, were asked who they thought was to blame for the incident and to rate how credible they found their eyewitness to be. Analyses were conducted to look for main effects and interactions of the variables.
Faculty Sponsor
Martha Arterberry
Sponsoring Department
Colby College. Psychology Dept.
CLAS Field of Study
Social Sciences
Event Website
http://www.colby.edu/clas
ID
451
The Effect of Timing and Gender of Eyewitness Statements on Blame Conformity and Perceived Credibility
Parker-Reed, SSWAC
The purpose of our study was to investigate whether formulating an opinion before versus after eyewitness statements and the gender of the eyewitness can influence the subjects likelihood to conform. Participants watched a short accident video and after completing a few filler tasks, were asked who they thought was to blame for the incident and to rate how credible they found their eyewitness to be. Analyses were conducted to look for main effects and interactions of the variables.
https://digitalcommons.colby.edu/clas/2014/program/18