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Is there a magical time boundary for diagnosing eyewitness identification accuracy in sequential line-ups?
Citation
Sauer, J and Brewer, N and Wells, G, Is there a magical time boundary for diagnosing eyewitness identification accuracy in sequential line-ups?, Legal and Criminological Psychology, 13, (1) pp. 123-135. ISSN 2044-8333 (2008) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2008 The British Psychological Society
DOI: doi:10.1348/135532506X159203
Abstract
We examined whether eyewitness identification latencies for sequential line-up decisions indicate an optimum time boundary that reliably discriminates accurate from inaccurate decisions. Participants (N = 381) observed a crime simulation and attempted two separate identifications from target-present or target-absent sequential line-ups. As has previously been found with simultaneous line-ups, the optimum time boundary identified did not reliably discriminate accurate from inaccurate identifications for both line-up targets. Diagnosticity for choosers was, however, much higher at very high confidence levels than at lower levels. Possible reasons for why one index of signal strength (confidence), but not another (latency), might postdict accuracy within the sequential framework were presented.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | eyewitness memory, eyewitness identification |
| Research Division: | Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |
| Research Group: | Psychology |
| Research Field: | Forensic Psychology |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |
| Author: | Sauer, J (Dr Jim Sauer) |
| ID Code: | 93315 |
| Year Published: | 2008 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 12 |
| Deposited By: | Psychology |
| Deposited On: | 2014-07-25 |
| Last Modified: | 2014-08-13 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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