Non-linear effects of stress on eyewitness memory
The effect of stress on face identification is not yet clear, with recent experiments finding positive, negative and null results. Here we report the results of two experiments examining the effect of stress on eyewitness performance in line-up face ...
Milton Gering +2 more
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Eyewitness testimony plays a crucial role in criminal and legal proceedings, but a well-established body of research demonstrates that it is unreliable.
Nichols, Rebecca Michelle
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Are two interviews better than one? eyewitness memory across repeated cognitive interviews. [PDF]
Eyewitnesses to a filmed event were interviewed twice using a Cognitive Interview to examine the effects of variations in delay between the repeated interviews (immediately & 2 days; immediately & 7 days; 7 & 9 days) and the identity of the interviewers (
Odinot G, Memon A, La Rooy D, Millen A.
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Face Recognition in Forensic Psychology: A Literature Review on Eyewitness Testimony Research [PDF]
Eyewitnesses play a crucial role in the criminal justice system, providing crucial information during investigations and potentially assisting in the identification of suspects.
Renan Benigno Saraiva
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Perceptual Load Affects Eyewitness Accuracy & Susceptibility to Leading Questions
Load Theory (Lavie, 1995; 2005) states that the level of perceptual load in a task (i.e. the amount of information involved in processing task-relevant stimuli) determines the efficiency of selective attention.
Gillian Murphy, Ciara Mary Greene
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The effect of stress on memory : eyewitness performance in juveniles and young adults [PDF]
An experimental design was used to investigate the relationship between stress and eyewitness memory in adolescents (Experiment 1) and young adults (Experiment 2). Psychosocial stress was induced using a public speaking task.
Ball, Marianne
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The Effectiveness of Different Eyewitness Interview Tools in Memory Consolidation for Long-term Access [PDF]
This study examines the effectiveness of different interviewing tools in consolidating eyewitness memory. This applied research used the post-test with control group design.
Ahmad Shahvaroughi +5 more
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Children's basic memory processes, stress and maltreatment [PDF]
Building upon methods and research utilized with normative populations, we examine extant assumptions regarding the effects of child maltreatment on memory.
Howe, Mark L. +2 more
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Children’s Memory and Event Reports: The Current State of Knowledge and Best Practice
Decades of research on children’s eyewitness reports highlight a multitude of influences on the accuracy of children’s memory. Given the significance of children’s eyewitness testimony in criminal and social service investigations of maltreatment, as ...
Lindsay Malloy +2 more
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Perpetrator pose reinstatement during a lineup test increases discrimination accuracy
We examined how encoding view influences the information that is stored in and retrieved from memory during an eyewitness identification task. Participants watched a mock crime and we varied the angle from which they viewed the perpetrator. In Experiment
Melissa F. Colloff +8 more
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