Table 2 Average accuracy (accuracy) and misinformation selection (selection) on the final memory test as a function of trial type and warning group.

From: Examining the impact of warnings on eyewitness memory

 

Consistent

Neutral

Misleading

Experiment 1

 No warning

  Accuracy

0.86 (0.34)

0.69 (0.46)

0.37 (0.48)

  Selection

0.07 (0.25)

0.17 (0.37)

0.58 (0.50)

 Pre-warning

  Accuracy

0.80 (0.40)

0.65 (0.48)

0.54 (0.50)

  Selection

0.11 (0.31)

0.19 (0.40)

0.37 (0.48)

 Post-warning

  Accuracy

0.81 (0.40)

0.67 (0.47)

0.55 (0.50)

  Selection

0.09 (0.29)

0.20 (0.40)

0.35 (0.48)

Experiment 2

 No warning

  Accuracy

0.84 (0.37)

0.72 (0.45)

0.41 (0.49)

  Selection

0.08 (0.27)

0.17 (0.38)

0.52 (0.50)

 Pre-warning

  Accuracy

0.80 (0.40)

0.66 (0.47)

0.55 (0.50)

  Selection

0.10 (0.30)

0.19 (0.39)

0.36 (0.48)

 Post-warning

  Accuracy

0.81 (0.39)

0.69 (0.46)

0.53 (0.50)

  Selection

0.10 (0.30)

0.18 (0.38)

0.39 (0.49)

 Repeated warning

  Accuracy

0.76 (0.43)

0.69 (0.46)

0.56 (0.50)

  Selection

0.15 (0.36)

0.16 (0.37)

0.32 (0.47)

  1. Means are reported as a proportion. Accuracy indicates the proportion of questions answered correctly on the final memory test. Selection indicates proportion of question in which misinformation was selected on the final memory test.
  2. Means and standard deviation are reported.
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