Does presenting perpetrator and innocent suspect faces from different facial angles influence the susceptibility of eyewitness memory? An investigation into the misinformation effect and eyewitness misidentification

IntroductionThis study investigated the effects of face angle congruency across stages of a misinformation paradigm on lineup discrimination accuracy.MethodsIn a between-subjects design, participants viewed a mock crime with the perpetrator’s face from the front or profile angle. They then read a ne...

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Main Authors: Kara Deering, Melissa F. Colloff, Tia C. Bennett, Heather D. Flowe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1213996/full