150060 20251017144647.0 doi 10.1002/acp.2845 sideral 141470 ART-2012-141470 eng Luna, Karlos Improving the accuracy of eyewitnesses in the presence of misinformation with the plurality option 2012 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Misinformation has negative effects in the accuracy of eyewitnesses' reports. We investigated whether those negative effects could be reduced when participants are allowed to decide how many answers to include in their answers, that is, to regulate the plurality option. Participants watched a slideshow and received misinformation through a narrative. In the recognition memory test, participants had to select, out of five alternatives, one (single) and then three alternatives (plural answer) and to indicate which one they preferred to report if they were in a courtroom. Perceived likelihood ratings were also collected. Results showed that the regulation of the plurality option increased accuracy even in the presence of misinformation and highlighted the importance of the perceived likelihood ratings in the decision to select a single or plural answer. In general, the results suggest that better testimonies could be obtained if witnesses are given some control over their answers. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es 1.469 2012 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL 54 / 83 = 0.651 2012 Q3 T2 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Martín-Luengo, Beatriz (orcid)0000-0003-3642-5337 26, 5 (2012), 687-693 Appl. cogn. psychol. APPLIED COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 0888-4080 307245 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/150060/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 2430514 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/150060/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:150060 articulos driver 2025-10-17-14:34:52 ARTICLE