Table 3 Debriefing questions
From: The effect of pre-event instructions on eyewitness identification
Question | Question type | Answer options |
|---|---|---|
Before the video started, what did you think the study was about? | Open-ended | |
What happened in the video? | Multiple choice | Guy grabbed his car keys and went to leave work, Guy grabbed keys off a desk and stole the car they were for, Guy argued with a friend, Don’t know |
At what point in the video did you know a crime was happening? | Multiple choice | When he steals the keys, In the final moments when he starts the car, Never |
Which of these were the instructions you received BEFORE the video? | Multiple choice | Watch this video, Watch this video of a crime. You will be asked if you can identify the criminal from a lineup later., I can’t remember |
Before the video started, did you believe the video would feature a crime? Note that we aren't asking whether you think the crime was real, just whether you believed that a crime would be shown | Multiple choice | Yes, No |
If no, why not? | Open-ended | |
Before the video started, did you expect to see a lineup after the video? | Multiple choice | Yes, No |
Did you alter the way you would have watched the video because of your instructions? | Multiple choice | Yes, No |
If yes, How? | Open-ended | |
Did you specifically try to memorize the man's face? | Multiple choice | Yes, No |
If yes, at what point in the video did you make this decision to memorize his face? | Multiple choice | In the final moments, when he starts the car; when he leaves the office; when he steals the keys; as soon as he rounded the corner; before the video began; other (textbox) |
Did you specifically try to remember other details from the video? | Multiple choice | Yes, No |
If yes, list the details you tried to memorize here | Open-ended | |
Is there anything else you'd like us to know about your experience in this study today? | Open-ended | |
Please rate your attentiveness through the course of this study | Multiple choice | Very inattentive, fairly inattentive, fairly attentive, very attentive |
Because you are completing this study online and on your own, some creative but unintended methods may have been tempting. Did you: | Multiple choice | Take a screenshot of the video to use later or open it in a side window to look at later, Pause the video to study details or watch it more than once, Neither of these |