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- Title
Do pre-admonition suggestions moderate the effect of unbiased lineup instructions?
- Authors
Quinlivan, Deah S.; Neuschatz, Jeffrey S.; Cutler, Brian L.; Wells, Gary L.; McClung, Joy; Harker, Devin L.
- Abstract
We examined the additive and interactive effects of pre-admonition suggestion and lineup instructions (biased or unbiased) on eyewitness identification rates. Participants watched a mock crime video, completed a target-absent lineup identification, and completed a retrospective memory questionnaire. Prior to attempting an identification, participants were either exposed or not exposed to pre-admonition suggestions and received biased or unbiased lineup instructions. The pre-admonition suggestion indicated that it was likely that the perpetrator was in the lineup (surely, you can pick the perpetrator). The pre-admonition suggestion increased false identification in the unbiased lineup condition. Furthermore, those who received the pre-admonition suggestion were more certain in their identifications as well as other testimony-relevant judgments than were those who did not receive the pre-admonition suggestion. These results suggest that pre-lineup suggestion can mitigate the beneficial effects of unbiased lineup instructions.
- Subjects
FALSE personation; EYEWITNESS identification; ADMONITION; CRIMINAL convictions; LAW enforcement; LEGAL judgments
- Publication
Legal & Criminological Psychology, 2012, Vol 17, Issue 1, p165
- ISSN
1355-3259
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1348/135532510X533554