Investigating the Response Criteria Shift Account for the Verbal Overshadowing Effect

Author

Matthew C. Dean, University of Mississippi

Date of Award

2019

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Psychology

First Advisor

Matthew Reysen

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

The present study investigated the impact of response criteria shift effects within the verbal overshadowing effect (VOE). Participants watched a video recording of a burglary and were then given one of two tasks: either 1.) a recall task or 2.) a non- recall task (Tetris). Participants were then shown a two-person lineup and forced to identify the burglar. The results of the experiment indicated that participants who engage in the recall task demonstrate verbal overshadowing, despite being forced to identify from a lineup. Essentially, verbal overshadowing occurs without a shift in response criteria.

Recommended Citation

Dean, Matthew C., "Investigating the Response Criteria Shift Account for the Verbal Overshadowing Effect" (2019). Honors Theses. 1137.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/1137

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