PSYC 2400 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Exaggeration, Shift Work

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2400
• Professor: Ian Broom

Document Summary

Walk through ca and cp: culprit absent lineups can cause serious problems, problem is the misidentification of innocent people, this is caused by the use of relative judgments, we want witnesses to use absolute judgments, simultaneous lineup, shown members all at once, decision made by the witness, sequential lineup, shown members one at a time, told that culprit may not be present, not told how many photos, decision made when shown photo. Administrator influence: administrator behaviour can have an impact on ew accuracy (e. g. , verbal and nonverbal cues, recommendation, lineup members should fit the description of culprit provided by the witness, instructions should be provided prior to the lineup that culprit may be absent, ew confidence in id should be recorded immediately before any feedback, the officer conducting the lineup should be blind to the identity of suspect, provided a blind presentation is employed the sequential lineup should be used.