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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Legal Psychology

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  • The mock-witness task is a common method for evaluating eyewitness lineup fairness.
  • However, its validity is questioned due to significant differences between mock and actual eyewitness conditions.
  • Mock witnesses are alerted to potential standout members and must select someone, unlike real eyewitnesses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the importance of direct measurement of biased suspect selection in eyewitness identification.
  • To compare lineup fairness using both mock witnesses and actual eyewitnesses with morphed versus non-morphed fillers.
  • To determine if mock-witness task findings on lineup fairness align with eyewitness data.

Main Methods:

  • Lineup fairness was assessed using Tredoux's E and proportion of suspect selections for mock witnesses.
  • The two-high threshold eyewitness identification model was used for direct measurement of biased suspect selection from eyewitness data.
  • Simultaneous lineups with either morphed or non-morphed fillers were used in both mock and eyewitness conditions.

Main Results:

  • Both mock-witness tasks and model-based eyewitness analysis indicated that simultaneous lineups with morphed fillers were significantly less fair than those with non-morphed fillers.
  • Mock-witness and eyewitness data converged only when eyewitness instructions mimicked the mock-witness task (discouraging rejection, alerting to standouts).
  • When typical eyewitness instructions were used (removing these features), morphed fillers did not result in unfair lineups.

Conclusions:

  • Mock-witness tasks and eyewitness cognitive processes differ significantly, impacting lineup fairness evaluations.
  • Measuring lineup fairness directly from eyewitness identification decisions is more reliable than indirect assessment via mock witnesses.
  • The influence of morphed fillers on lineup unfairness is dependent on the specific task instructions given to participants.