Article History
First Online: 22 February 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: Due to the absence of an external funding body, there were no conflicts of interest. The aim of the present study was to allow the researchers to investigate the effects co-witness familiarity had on large eyewitness groups.
: The experimentation carried out through the study was carefully planned in accordance with the ethical standards set out by researcher’s institutional ethics panel. In addition, the researchers adhered to ethical guidelines set out by The British Psychological Society’s (BPS) Code of Human Research Ethics (CitationRef removed).
: Written consent was a mandatory requirement for all participants. All participants were fully informed about the procedure and aims of the study, prior to giving consent. Due to the ethical considerations of exposing participants to violent footage, participants had to be informed that they would be viewing a CCTV footage that contained violence. All participants were psychologically capable of giving their own consent. Furthermore, participants were informed of their right to withdraw from the study at any time.