The influence of face age on identification from a video line-up: A comparison between older and younger adults

Memory

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 847-859

  Havard, Catriona ^a   Memon, Amina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eyewitness identification; Older adults; Own age bias; Video line ups

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE; FEMALE; FILM; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIDEOTAPE; VISUAL MEMORY;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PREJUDICE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VIDEOTAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71049172780     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658210903277318     Document Type: Article

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