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. 2021 Jul 19;29(3):471–486. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2021.1926366

Table 1.

Accurate and inaccurate PEI presented in the audio recording.

What participants viewed What audio discussed
Accurate PEI  
 The building main entrance had glass doors Correct items discussed as consistent with video
 Thief said he was looking for Paul
 Thief entered unit number 2
 Man and woman preparing food in kitchen
 Thief was wearing white sneakers
 Thief stole wallet
 The wallet was in the handbag
 Man yelled out ‘Have you seen the salt?’
Misinformation (inaccurate PEI)  
 Thief said his name was John Thief said is name was James
 Thief said he was from the maintenance company Thief said he was from the water board
 Garbage day is Thursday Garbage day is Tuesday
 Woman was not wearing a jacket Woman was wearing a jacket
 The door was closed but unlocked when woman left Thief kept door open as woman left
 Thief was wearing a grey shirt Thief was wearing a striped shirt
 Thief did not steal a watch Thief stole a watch
 Man yelled ‘Bastard’ at the thief in the end Man yelled ‘Dickhead’ at the thief in the end