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@article{Bradfield:FeedbackEyewitnessConfidenceAccuracy, abstract = {The authors investigated eyewitnesses' retrospective certainty (see G. L. Wells \& A. L. Bradfield, 1999). The authors hypothesized that extemal influence from the lineup administrator would damage the certainty-accuracy relation by inflating the retrospective certainty of inaccurate eyewitnesses more than that of accurate eyewitnesses (N = 245). Two variables were manipulated: eyewitness accuracy (through the presence or absence of the culprit in the lineup) and feedback (confirming vs. control). Confirming feedback inflated retrospective certainty more for inaccurate eyewitnesses than for accurate eyewitnesses, significantly reducing the certainty-accuracy relation (from r = .58 in the control condition to r = .37 in the confirming feedback condition). Double-blind testing is recommended for lineups to prevent these external influences on eyewitnesses.}, author = {Bradfield, Amy L. and Wells, Gary L. and Olson, Elizabeth A.}, citeulike-article-id = {5537903}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11916205}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=11916205}, issn = {0021-9010}, journal = {The Journal of applied psychology}, keywords = {confidence, eyewitness, feedback}, month = {February}, number = {1}, pages = {112--120}, posted-at = {2009-08-21 14:36:12}, priority = {2}, title = {The damaging effect of confirming feedback on the relation between eyewitness certainty and identification accuracy.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11916205}, volume = {87}, year = {2002} }

TY - JOUR ID - Bradfield:FeedbackEyewitnessConfidenceAccuracy L3 - citeulike-article-id:5537903 N2 - The authors investigated eyewitnesses' retrospective certainty (see G. L. Wells & A. L. Bradfield, 1999). The authors hypothesized that extemal influence from the lineup administrator would damage the certainty-accuracy relation by inflating the retrospective certainty of inaccurate eyewitnesses more than that of accurate eyewitnesses (N = 245). Two variables were manipulated: eyewitness accuracy (through the presence or absence of the culprit in the lineup) and feedback (confirming vs. control). Confirming feedback inflated retrospective certainty more for inaccurate eyewitnesses than for accurate eyewitnesses, significantly reducing the certainty-accuracy relation (from r = .58 in the control condition to r = .37 in the confirming feedback condition). Double-blind testing is recommended for lineups to prevent these external influences on eyewitnesses. IS - 1 JF - The Journal of applied psychology SN - 0021-9010 EP - 120 TI - The damaging effect of confirming feedback on the relation between eyewitness certainty and identification accuracy. VL - 87 SP - 112 KW - confidence KW - eyewitness KW - feedback AU - Bradfield, Amy AU - Wells, Gary AU - Olson, Elizabeth PY - 2002/02// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11916205 ER -