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Item Assessing the phenomenology of eyewitness memory for product identification.(2007-05-23T19:53:50Z) Holmes, Amanda E.; Weaver, Charles A.; Psychology and Neuroscience.; Baylor University. Dept. of Psychology and Neuroscience.The effects of delay and misinformation on the phenomenological quality of subjects' memory for product brand identification were investigated in three experiments, elucidating the features of claimants' memory retrieval process for product brands during product liability lawsuits. Accuracy, confidence, and remember/know judgment for subjects' product brand identifications were assessed either 10 minutes or 1 week following a novel encoding condition. Both additive and contradictory misinformation reduced accuracy, particularly after a 1 week delay (Experiment 1). In Experiment 2, subjects were asked to make both RK judgments and confidence ratings for product brand recognition. Confidence and the proportion of "remember" judgments were positively correlated across all delay and misinformation conditions, most notably for false memories. When RK judgments were collected without confidence ratings, RK judgments themselves did not vary according to accuracy or delay (Experiment 3). Subjects largely interpreted the RK judgment as a dimension of confidence.Item Do actors or observers make better eyewitnesses?(2006-04-19T15:50:16Z) Colby, M. Amanda Earl.; Weaver, Charles A.; Psychology and Neuroscience.; Baylor University. Dept. of Psychology and Neuroscience.Researchers studying the reliability of eyewitness testimony have focused mainly on criminal rather than civil cases, specifically those including product identification and liability. With numerous lawsuits against product manufacturers (including toxic substances like asbestos), an understanding of the factors involved in memories of products is important. This study attempted to further the research on eyewitness memory in product identification by examining differences between witnesses with differing levels of product involvement. The effects of time, experience, and subjects' self-reported confidence were also analyzed. Subjects either observed or mixed a recipe and later answered a questionnaire about the brands used. Contrary to expectations, observers were more accurate than subjects who mixed the recipes. Overall, confidence was unrelated to accuracy. Also unexpectedly, more baking experience did not result in higher accuracy. Experienced subjects were more confident in their choices, suggesting experience inflates confidence without improving accuracy. Implications of these results in matters of product identification testimony are discussed.