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).