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Harvey, Alistair J.; Sekulla, Alistair – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2021
We examined the effects of acute alcohol on eyewitness memory for a simulated armed robbery under laboratory conditions. Alcohol and placebo participants viewed a slide series showing a target male taking a laptop from a helpdesk assistant, either on loan or at gunpoint. Following a brief retention period, participants responded to…
Descriptors: Memory, Simulation, Crime, Weapons
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Harvey, Alistair J.; Shrimpton, Braden; Azzopardi, Zoe; O'Grady, Katherine; Hicks, Emily; Hirst, Emily; Atkinson-Cox, Keenan – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2020
In this quasi-experimental field study, bar drinkers (0.00-0.23% blood alcohol content) viewed a photographic sequence in which a male took a laptop from a helpdesk assistant, either on loan or at gunpoint. Following a brief retention period, participants answered 20 multiple-choice questions about the male, his actions, and details of the scene,…
Descriptors: Drinking, Alcohol Abuse, Weapons, Crime