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Nina Tupper1,2, James D Sauer2,3, Melanie Sauerland1
1a Clinical Psychological Sciences , Maastricht University , Maastricht , the Netherlands.
Memory (Hove, England)
|June 23, 2018
Summary
Multiple faces present during a crime can aid later eyewitness recognition. However, cued recognition techniques to reduce false recognition are only effective when associative encoding is strong.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Eyewitness Memory Research
Background:
- Contextual cues can influence eyewitness memory.
- Previous research suggests cued recognition aids face recall.
Purpose of the Study:
- Investigate mechanisms of cued recognition effects.
- Determine if cued recognition extends to encoding multiple faces.
Main Methods:
- Participants studied individual faces, pairs, or groups of four.
- Tested recognition with no cues, correct cues, or incorrect cues.
- Experiment 2 used a rating task to promote associative encoding.
Main Results:
- Experiment 1 showed no significant effect of cues or encoding condition on recognition accuracy.
- Experiment 2 indicated cuing reduced false alarms, especially with strong associative encoding.
- A less liberal response bias was observed with cuing in Experiment 2.
Conclusions:
- Cued recognition may reduce false eyewitness recognition.
- Effectiveness is contingent on strong associative encoding.
- Further research needed on practical applications in forensic settings.
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