The Effect of Viewing Distance on Empirical Discriminability and the Confidence-Accuracy Relationship for Eyewitness Identification

Autor/inn/en	Lockamyeir, Robert F.; Carlson, Curt A.; Jones, Alyssa R.; Carlson, Maria A.; Weatherford, Dawn R.
Titel	The Effect of Viewing Distance on Empirical Discriminability and the Confidence-Accuracy Relationship for Eyewitness Identification
Quelle	In: Applied Cognitive Psychology, 34 (2020) 5, S.1047-1060 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lockamyeir, Robert F.) ORCID (Carlson, Curt A.) ORCID (Jones, Alyssa R.) ORCID (Weatherford, Dawn R.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0888-4080
DOI	10.1002/acp.3683
Schlagwörter	Visual Discrimination; Accuracy; Identification; Crime; Criminals; Recognition (Psychology) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Identifikation; Identifizierung; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Straftäter; Recognition; Wiedererkennen
Abstract	The distance from which an eyewitness views a perpetrator is a critical factor for eyewitness identification, but has received little research attention. We presented three mock-crime videos to participants, varying distance to three perpetrators (3, 10, or 20 m). Across two experiments, increased distance reduced empirical discriminability in the form of a mirror effect, such that correct identifications decreased while false identifications increased. Moreover, high confidence identifications were associated with high accuracy at 3 m (Experiment 1 and 2) and 10 m (Experiment 2), but not at 20 m. We conclude that eyewitnesses may be less likely to identify a perpetrator viewed at a distance, and also more likely to falsely identify an innocent suspect. Furthermore, there may be certain boundary conditions associated with distance and the impact it has on the confidence-accuracy relationship. More research is needed to elucidate the effect of estimator variable manipulations on the confidence-accuracy relationship. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01