Eyewitness Misinformation Susceptibility Across Data Collection Contexts: Comparing Laboratory, Online, and Prolific Participant Responses
Authors: M Brassil, É Duncan, C Greene, B Mac Síthigh
Published: 2025
Publication: 2025 - osf.io
The study found that data collection contexts significantly influence susceptibility to eyewitness misinformation, with Prolific participants being less accurate and more susceptible compared to Laboratory or general online participants.
Methods: Two studies were conducted comparing eyewitness misinformation susceptibility across Laboratory, Prolific, and General Online participant groups under varying visual perceptual load conditions.
Key Findings: Eyewitness misinformation susceptibility and recall accuracy across Laboratory, Prolific, and General Online participant groups; the effect of visual perceptual load on recall accuracy.
Limitations: The study does not specify whether the differences observed are necessarily due to inherent qualities of the participant pools or the nature of data collection contexts, and it does not explore long-term impacts of misinformation susceptibility across these groups.
Institution: University College Dublin
Research Area: Eyewitness Memory, Misinformation Effect, Behavioral Research Methods, Online Data Collection Platforms
Discipline: Psychology
Citations: 1