TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of photoarray exposure duration on eyewitness identification accuracy and processing strategy
AU - Brewer, Neil
AU - Gordon, Michael
AU - Bond, Nigel
PY - 2000
Y1 - 2000
N2 - This study tested the possibility that eyewitness identification accuracy might be enhanced if witnesses could be induced to use automatic rather than deliberative processing strategies when inspecting a photoarray (cf. Dunning and Stern, 1994). Witnesses (N= 140) viewed a filmed robbery, were exposed to a photoarray for either 2.5 s, 5 s, 20 s or 40 s, and made an identification when the photoarray terminated. Brief exposure durations led to reduced reporting of deliberative processing and increased reporting of automatic processing. However, identification accuracy declined with reductions in exposure duration, and processing strategy did not distinguish accurate from inaccurate identifications. We argued that automatic processing is likely to reflect quality of the image of the offender rather than cause accurate identification.
AB - This study tested the possibility that eyewitness identification accuracy might be enhanced if witnesses could be induced to use automatic rather than deliberative processing strategies when inspecting a photoarray (cf. Dunning and Stern, 1994). Witnesses (N= 140) viewed a filmed robbery, were exposed to a photoarray for either 2.5 s, 5 s, 20 s or 40 s, and made an identification when the photoarray terminated. Brief exposure durations led to reduced reporting of deliberative processing and increased reporting of automatic processing. However, identification accuracy declined with reductions in exposure duration, and processing strategy did not distinguish accurate from inaccurate identifications. We argued that automatic processing is likely to reflect quality of the image of the offender rather than cause accurate identification.
KW - Confidence
KW - Exposure duration
KW - Eyewitness identification accuracy
KW - Latency
KW - Processing strategy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034361832&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/10683160008410829
DO - 10.1080/10683160008410829
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034361832
SN - 1068-316X
VL - 6
SP - 21
EP - 32
JO - Psychology, Crime and Law
JF - Psychology, Crime and Law
IS - 1
ER -