Wagstaff G F, Vella M, Perfect T
Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.
J Soc Psychol. 1992 Oct;132(5):591-5. doi: 10.1080/00224545.1992.9713898.
Survey data from several countries indicate that many people believe that hypnosis may increase the accuracy of an eyewitness's memory; most experimental research, however, suggests that this belief is inaccurate. This study examined whether the belief could influence judgments of guilt and innocence in a simulated criminal trial. The results indicated that British undergraduates were more likely to find a male defendant guilty when told that the testimony against him had been elicited under hypnosis. Results concerning a nonhypnotic memory facilitation technique were found to be inconclusive, and the salience of hypnotically elicited testimony was ruled out as a contributory element.
来自几个国家的调查数据表明，许多人认为催眠可以提高目击者记忆的准确性；然而，大多数实验研究表明这种看法并不准确。本研究考察了这种看法是否会在模拟刑事审判中影响有罪和无罪的判定。结果表明，当告知英国大学生针对一名男性被告的证词是在催眠状态下获得时，他们更有可能判定该被告有罪。关于一种非催眠性记忆促进技术的结果尚无定论，并且排除了催眠引发证词的显著性作为一个促成因素。
