RT Article
T1 Eyewitness metamemory predicts identification performance in biased and unbiased line-ups
JF Legal and criminological psychology
VO 25
IS 2
SP 111
OP 132
A1 Saraiva, Renan Benigno
A2 Boeijen, Inger van
A2 Hope, Lorraine
A2 Horselenberg, Robert
A2 Sauerland, Melanie
A2 Koppen, Peter J. van 1953-
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1831601567
AB PURPOSE-Distinguishing accurate from inaccurate identifications is a challenging issue in the criminal justice system, especially for biased police line-ups. That is because biased line-ups undermine the diagnostic value of accuracy post-dictors such as confidence and decision time. Here, we aimed to test general and eyewitness-specific self-ratings of memory capacity as potential estimators of identification performance that are unaffected by line-up bias.METHODS-Participants (N = 744) completed a metamemory assessment consisting of the Multifactorial Metamemory Questionnaire and the Eyewitness Metamemory Scale and took part in a standard eyewitness paradigm. Following the presentation of a mock-crime video, they viewed either biased or unbiased line-ups.RESULTS-Self-ratings of discontentment with eyewitness memory ability were indicative of identification accuracy for both biased and unbiased line-ups. Participants who scored low on eyewitness metamemory factors also displayed a stronger confidence–accuracy calibration than those who scored high.CONCLUSIONS-These results suggest a promising role for self-ratings of memory capacity in the evaluation of eyewitness identifications, while also advancing theory on self-assessments for different memory systems.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 128-132
NO gesehen am 20.01.2023
NO First published: 3 February 2020
K1 Eyewitness testimony
K1 metamemory
K1 Memory
K1 line-up identification
DO 10.1111/lcrp.12166