The Psych Files Podcast » Eyewitness testimony http://www.thepsychfiles.com Psychology podcast and resources for students and educators Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:31:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 ThePsychFiles is a podcast for anyone interested in the topic of psychology and how theories in this field apply to everyday life. Dr. Michael Britt brings you an upbeat, fun podcast of interest to everyone from psychology majors to those just interested in why people do what they do. Michael Britt no Michael Britt michael@thepsychfiles.com michael@thepsychfiles.com (Michael Britt) 2007-2008 Psychology podcast and resources for students and educators psychology, human behavior, psych major, psych The Psych Files Podcast » Eyewitness testimony http://www.thepsychfiles.com/images/TPFnewLogo144x144.jpg http://www.thepsychfiles.com Episode 102: How to Create an Online Experiment on Eyewitness Testimony Accuracy http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2009/08/episode-102-how-to-create-an-online-experiment-on-eyewitness-testimony-accuracy/ http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2009/08/episode-102-how-to-create-an-online-experiment-on-eyewitness-testimony-accuracy/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:06:06 +0000 Michael http://www.thepsychfiles.com/?p=948 Want to create an online experiment? Here’s how to do it. I’ll show you how you can create an online experiment using two tools: Sproutbuilder and Google Forms. Using these two tools, you’ll be able to get creative and put together an experiment online that others all over the world can take. Perfect also for an online class or any type of elearning. You’ll even be able to collect and analyze the data. In this episode of The Psych Files I’ll use a classic experiment on the unreliability of eyewitness testimony as the subject for my online experiment. Both students and faculty might be interested to see how this works.

Click this image to participate in this experiment on eyewitness testimony:

Click to participate in online experiment

(keep in mind that the results of this example are not reliable since anyone can take this study multiple times)

Resources for this Episode

  • To learn more about the tool for building online experiment that I showed in this episode, go to the Sprout homepage.

  • If you sign up at Sprout you get 3 free Sprouts. If you want to pay for a subscription and you are an educator or student, use the promo code: education50

  • You can find a nice summary on the unreliability of eyewitness testimony in Roger Hock’s well know book "Forty Studies that Changed Psychology" which you can find in The Psych Files bookstore.

  • Kebbel, M., & Giles, C. (2000). Some experimental influence of lawyers’ complicated questions on eyewitness confidence and accuracy. Journal of Psychology, 134(2), 129-139.

  • Smith, V. & Ellsworth, P. (1987). The social psycholgy of eyewitness accuracy: Leading questions and communicator expertise. Journal of Applied Psychology, 72, 294-300.

  • Bradfield, S.L., Wells, G.L., & Olson, E.A. (2002). The damaging effect of confirming feedback on the relation between eyewitness testimony and identification accuracy. Journal of Applied Psychology, 87, 112-120-.

    • ]]> http://www.thepsychfiles.com/2009/08/episode-102-how-to-create-an-online-experiment-on-eyewitness-testimony-accuracy/feed/ 9 elearning,Experiment,Eyewitness testimony,Video Want to create an online experiment? Here's how to do it. I'll show you how you can create an online experiment using Sproutbuilder and Google Forms. Using these two tools, you'll be able to get creative and put together an experiment online that ot... Want to create an online experiment? Here's how to do it. I'll show you how you can create an online experiment using Sproutbuilder and Google Forms. Using these two tools, you'll be able to get creative and put together an experiment online that others all over the world can take. Michael Britt no