APS

30th APS Annual Convention

What Do Eyewitnesses Know About the Accuracy of Their Eyewitness Memory?

Sunday, May 27, 2018 · San Francisco, CA

Oral · Cognitive

A great deal is known about factors that affect the accuracy of eyewitness memory. But what do eyewitnesses actually know about the accuracy of their own eyewitness memory? The recent research to be presented explores eyewitness metamemory, predictions about future eyewitness accuracy and confidence about a current eyewitness identification.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Kathy PezdekChair
    Claremont Graduate University
  • John WixtedDiscussant
    University of California, San Diego

Presentations

  1. Predictions and Postdictions of Same- and Cross-Race Face Recognition MemoryThao Nguyen, Erica Abed, Kathy Pezdek
  2. Metamnemonic Predictions of Eyewitness Lineup Identification PerformanceScott Gronlund, Geoffrey L. McKinley, Aaron S. Benjamin
  3. Actual Vs. Perceived Eyewitness Identification Accuracy and the Featural Justification EffectChad Dodson, David Dobolyi