Psychology
Witness memory
Including research on: Eyewitness testimony (Lorraine Hope; James Ost; Hartmut Blank); Earwitness testimony (Julie Cherryman); Identification procedures (Lorraine Hope); Child witnesses (Clare Wilson; Lucy Akehurst; Jehanne Almerigogna; James Ost); Tools and interventions for improving witness performance (Lorraine Hope, James Sauer).
Research example
"A state of high anxiety?" Jehanne Almerigogna conducted a study to investigate whether the verbal or nonverbal behaviour of an interviewer would affect the suggestibility of child witnesses. She found that when interviewed in a non-supportive manner, child witnesses were more likely to report feeling anxious as well as being more likely to accept misleading information suggested by the interviewer.
Recent publications
Blank, H. (2009). Remembering: A theoretical interface between memory and social psychology. Social Psychology, 40, 164-175.
Gabbert, F., Hope, L. & Fisher, R. P. (2009). Protecting Eyewitness Evidence: Examining the Efficacy of a Self-Administered Interview Tool. Law & Human Behavior, 33, 298-307.
Hope, L., & Wright, D. (2007). Beyond unusual? Examining the role of attention in the weapon focus effect. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 21, 951-961.
Sauer, J. D., Brewer, N., & Weber, N. (2008). Multiple confidence estimates as indices of eyewitness memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 137, 528-547.
Sauer, J. D., Brewer, N., Zweck, T., & Weber, N. (2010). The effect of retention interval on the confidence-accuracy relationship for eyewitness identification. Law & Human Behavior, 34, 337–347.