Date of Award
2014
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Honors Thesis
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Amanda Gingerich
Abstract
Verbal overshadowing is the process by which verbalizing memory interferes with the original memory (Schooler & Engstler-Schooler, 1990). While verbal overshadowing is robust with eyewitness events, it is not a definite occurrence. However, can verbal overshadowing affect memories of auditory information? Previous research on earwitness testimony has shown a verbal overshadowing effect in which the ability to accurately identify a witness's voice is impaired after verbally describing the voice participants heard (Perfect, Hunt, & Harris, 2002). I examined how voice lineup identification may be influenced by verbally describing a presented voice, a nonpresented voice, or an unrelated event. Results did not suggest a verbal overshadowing effect when the presented voice was described.
Recommended Citation
Buckley, John P. III, "Verbal Overshadowing and the Effects of Earwitness Testimony on the Likelihood of Correct Identification of Target Voices" (2014). Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection. 287.
https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/ugtheses/287