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| Research article summary (published 30 Mar 2003): |
Descriptions and identifications of strangers by youth and adult eyewitnesses.
Full Abstract
Two studies varying target gender and mode of target exposure were conducted to compare the quantity, nature, and accuracy of free recall person descriptions provided by youths and adults. In addition, the relation among age, identification accuracy, and number of descriptors reported was considered. Youths (10-14 years) reported fewer descriptors than adults. Exterior facial descriptors (e.g., hair items) were predominant and accurately reported by youths and adults. Accuracy was consistently problematic for youths when reporting body descriptors (e.g., height, weight) and interior facial features. Youths reported a similar number of descriptors when making accurate versus inaccurate identification decisions. This pattern also was consistent for adults. With target-absent lineups, the difference in the number of descriptors reported between adults and youths was greater when making a false positive versus correct rejection.
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Author/s: Pozzulo, Joanna D (JD); Warren, Kelly L (KL);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. joanna_pozzulo(-atsign-)carleton.ca
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: The Journal of applied psychology (J Appl Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2003-Apr; vol 88 (issue 2) : pp 315-23
Dates: Created 2003/05/06; Completed 2003/05/23; Revised 2006/11/15;
PMID: 12731715, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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