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. 2012 Dec 18;7(12):e51876. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051876

Table 3. Percentage of weighted respondents agreeing with each memory statement, along with the average rate of agreement across items.

Item MTurk SurveyUSA
Amnesia: People suffering from amnesia typically cannot recall their own name or identity. 81.4 69.6
Confident testimony: In my opinion, the testimony of one confident eyewitness should be enough evidence to convict a defendant of a crime. 22.1 32.9
Video memory: Human memory works like a video camera, accurately recording the eventswe see and hear so that we can review and inspect them later. 46.9 52.7
Unexpected events: People generally notice when something unexpected enters their fieldof view, even when they’re paying attention to something else. 77.4 65.0
Permanent memory: Once you have experienced an event and formed a memory of it,that memory does not change. 28.0 39.9
Hypnosis: Hypnosis is useful in helping witnesses accurately recall details of crimes. 46.4 44.6
Average agreement rate (out of 6 items) 50.33(3.02) 50.83(3.05)

Note: SurveyUSA data are from Simons & Chabris (2011).