The effect of stress on memory : eyewitness performance in juveniles and young adults

An experimental design was used to investigate the relationship between stress and eyewitness memory in adolescents (Experiment 1) and young adults (Experiment 2). Psychosocial stress was induced using a public speaking task. As eyewitness outcome measures, participants were asked to provide a physical description and to make a lineup identification of a) a research assistant with whom they had interacted under stressful circumstances (prior to public speaking), and b) a research assistant with whom they had interacted under neutral circumstances. Participants also responded to questions that tested their memory for central and peripheral details of the interactions.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Psychology

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• Ball, Marianne

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Tredoux, Colin

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11900

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11900