Robustness of the Sequential Lineup Advantage

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-152

  Gronlund, Scott D ^a   Carlson, Curt A ^b   Dailey, Sarah B ^a   Goodsell, Charles A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

eyewitness identification; sequential lineup; suspect position effects

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; DECISION MAKING; FACE; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; THEFT; UNCERTAINTY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FACE; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTOGRAPHY; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THEFT; UNCERTAINTY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650616945     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015082     Document Type: Article

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