Postidentification Feedback Affects Subsequent Eyewitness Identification Performance

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 387-398

  Palmer, Matthew A ^a   Brewer, Neil ^a   Weber, Nathan ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eyewitness identification; Metacognition; Multiple lineups; Postidentification feedback; Signal detection theory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CRIME; DECISION MAKING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; CRIME; DECISION MAKING; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78651359048     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021034     Document Type: Article

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