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Psychological Research on Urban Society, 2019 We examined the knowledge of law enforcement officers regarding memory by conducting two levels of analysis. First, we compared memory-related knowledge and erroneous beliefs of officers (n = 200) and lay people (n = 403) and found similar low scores of ...
Olivier Dodier +3 more
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Investigating the utility of cognitive interview mnemonics among non-native English speakers
Psychology of Language and Communication, 2023 Best practice eyewitness interviewing mnemonics have not been tested with linguistically diverse samples. Cognitively complex mnemonics may overload non-native speakers’ cognitive resources, which are already engaged in speaking a non-native language ...
Wylie Keith, Evans Jacqueline R.
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Applied Cognitive Psychology, Volume 40, Issue 3, May/June 2026.ABSTRACT Increasing filler similarity to a suspect—beyond description matching—can improve lineup discriminability. We investigated the effects of suspect‐filler similarity on reflector variable‐accuracy calibrations across different levels of innocent suspect resemblance to the culprit. Match‐to‐description‐only lineups and description‐matched lineups
Dilhan Töredi, Steven D. Penrod
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 In two experiments, we investigated how social comparative feedback affects the metacognitive regulation of eyewitness memory reports. In Experiment 1, 87 participants received negative, positive, or no feedback about a co-witness’s performance on a task
Joanne Rechdan +6 more
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Applied Cognitive Psychology, Volume 40, Issue 3, May/June 2026.ABSTRACT This study explored how the format (i.e., question types) and content (i.e., detail types) of interviewers' questions influence the amount and accuracy of eyewitness accounts depending on their status as victims or bystanders. After watching first‐ or third‐person perspective video scenarios, 461 participants responded to 13 questions ...
Siyu Li +2 more
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The Timing of Expert Testimony on Juror Assessments of Eyewitness Reliability
Applied Cognitive Psychology, Volume 40, Issue 3, May/June 2026.ABSTRACT The average juror is unaware of the factors that affect eyewitness reliability. When experts educate jurors, they usually testify after an eyewitness has incriminated the defendant. We hypothesized that early presentation of expert testimony would improve juror sensitivity to eyewitness reliability.
Josh Mulingbayan, Ryan J. Fitzgerald
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The neuroscience of face processing and identification in eyewitnesses and offenders
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2013 Humans are experts in face perception. We are better able to distinguish between the differences of faces and their components than between any other kind of objects.
Nicole-Simone eWerner +2 more
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Symbolic Interaction, Volume 49, Issue 2, Page 253-282, May 2026.Rampage school shootings, where students go to their own school to randomly kill classmates, teachers, friends, and strangers, are among the most drastic types of human behavior. While research increasingly points to interaction dynamics as being key for the emergence of crime and violence, scholars have not yet systematically studied interaction ...
Anne Nassauer
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Weather, Volume 81, Issue 5, Page 146-153, May 2026.This study quantifies the likelihood of May temperature extremes in present, natural (climatology based on pre‐industrial forcings) and future climates. The attribution applies in the context of a May heatwave comparable to the record‐breaking 1944 event and the persistent record‐breaking monthly‐mean temperature from 2024.
Rebecca Holliday +3 more
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The effect of empathy on eyewitness memory
Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 Aims: Numerous factors have been identified that can influence eyewitness memory. These factors lead to an increased susceptibility to the misinformation effect, potentially resulting in critical errors in testimony.
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