The Dynamic and Fragile Nature of Eyewitness Memory Formation: Considering Stress and Attention [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Eyewitnesses are often susceptible to recollection failures and memory distortions. These failures and distortions are influenced by several factors. The present review will discuss two such important factors, attention failures and stress. We argue that
Alia N. Wulff, Ayanna K. Thomas
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Postdictive confidence (but not predictive confidence) predicts eyewitness memory accuracy [PDF]
Cognitive Research, 2018 If testing conditions are uncontaminated, confidence at test reliably predicts eyewitness memory accuracy. Unfortunately, information about eyewitness postdictive confidence (at the time of the identification test) is frequently unavailable or not well ...
Thao B. Nguyen, Erica Abed, Kathy Pezdek
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Sleep and eyewitness memory: Fewer false identifications after sleep when the target is absent from the lineup. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Inaccurate eyewitness identifications are the leading cause of known false convictions in the United States. Moreover, improving eyewitness memory is difficult and often unsuccessful.
Michelle E Stepan +2 more
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Examining the impact of warnings on eyewitness memory [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPrior research demonstrates that eyewitness memory is susceptible to misinformation. Specifically, memory for an original event can be contaminated by post-event information.
McKinzey G. Torrance +3 more
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Asking the experts: A focus group and review on eyewitness memory in the multicultural context of South Africa [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] [PDF]
Open Research EuropeBackground The purpose of this study was to create a theoretical overview of cultural differences and intercultural communication in eyewitness interviews in a multicultural context.
Laura Anne Weiss +2 more
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Eyewitness Memory in Face-to-Face and Immersive Avatar-to-Avatar Contexts [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 Technological advances offer possibilities for innovation in the way eyewitness testimony is elicited. Typically, this occurs face-to-face. We investigated whether a virtual environment, where interviewer and eyewitness communicate as avatars, might ...
Donna A. Taylor, Coral J. Dando
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Comparing the quality of memory reports in different initial eyewitness questioning approaches
Cogent Psychology, 2017 High-quality initial memory retrieval can enhance initial and subsequent eyewitness memory. The quality of initial memory retrieval has been increasingly examined in single approaches.
Uta Kraus +4 more
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A multi-item signal detection theory model for eyewitness identification [PDF]
Cognitive ResearchHow do witnesses make identification decisions when viewing a lineup? Understanding the witness decision-making process is essential for researchers to develop methods that can reduce mistaken identifications and improve lineup practices.
Yueran Yang +2 more
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Cannabis intoxication does not impair eyewitness recall with the Sketch Cognitive Interview but increases confidence in lineup errors [PDF]
Scientific ReportsPrevious research has shown that cannabis intoxication may increase false memories, thereby affecting the validity of eyewitness testimony. Evidence-based investigative interview methods might counteract these cannabis-induced memory impairments. In this
Lilian Kloft-Heller +5 more
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A nap before retrieval reduces false identifications in target absent lineups [PDF]
Scientific ReportsEyewitness misidentifications are a major cause of wrongful convictions. While most research has focused on the role of sleep in memory encoding and consolidation, recent findings suggest that non-REM sleep may also enhance retrieval processes by ...
Matías Bonilla +2 more
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