In groups, individuals often adjust their behavior to the majority's. Here, we provide a brief
introduction into the research on social conformity and review the first, very recent …

In this study, we explore the common phenomenon of using online review sites to acquire
information for decision-making. Nowadays, online review sites such as Yelp in the US and …

Studies have shown that people conform their answers to match those of group members
even when they believe the group's answer to be wrong [2]. In this experiment, we test …

People's incorrect recalls can contaminate their collaborators' performance on subsequent
tasks, referred to as the social contagion of memory. Research investigating how …

In legal proceedings, when no corroboration is possible with external sources of evidence,
judges and jurors derive from their own experience the criteria to ascertain if a memory …

An individual's ability to discriminate lies from truth is far from accurate, and is poorly related
to an individual's confidence in his/her detection. Both law enforcement and non …

If an eyewitness is exposed to a co-witness statement that incorrectly blames an innocent
bystander for a crime, the eyewitness can be influenced by this statement and also blame …

In many applied contexts where accurate and reliable information informs operational
decision‐making, emergency response resource allocation, efficient investigation, judicial …

Rationale Witnesses who discuss a crime together may report details that they did not see
themselves but heard about from their co-witness. Co-witness information may have …

We explored the influence of co‐witness confidence and misinformation on the accuracy of
collaborative and individual memory reports. Participants viewed a robbery video and …