The confidence-accuracy relationship for eyewitness identification decisions: Effects of exposure duration, retention interval, and divided attention

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-71

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

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Confidence accuracy calibration; Decisions; Divided attention; Exposure duration; Eyewitness identification; Retention interval

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECALL; RECOGNITION; TIME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876116804     PISSN: 1076898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031602     Document Type: Article

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