Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Keywords
Eyewitness identification; Face perception; Race discrimination--Psychological aspects; Academic theses;
Abstract
Race plays an extremely important role in people's ability to recognize or identify an individual in an eyewitness identification situation. In particular, other-race faces are more poorly recognized than same-race faces. This phenomenon, known as the cross-race effect, compounded by problematic lineup administration, contribute to the hundreds of falsely convicted people who continue to be exonerated through DNA evidence to this day. The current study focused on the role that race plays in an eyewitness's decision making strategy when viewing simultaneous police lineups. Eye tracking methodology was used to analyze eye movements and fixations while viewing lineups that were of either same or other-race faces. Results indicate that other-race lineups elicit a higher number of return visits compared to same-race lineups. These findings indicate relative judgments may be used more when viewing other-race lineups. Implications for face processing, the cross race effect, and police practice are discussed.
Year of Submission
2010
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Psychology
First Advisor
Otto H. MacLin
Second Advisor
M. Kimberly MacLin
Third Advisor
Andrew R. Gilpin
Date Original
2024
Object Description
1 PDF file (35 leaves)
Copyright
©2010 Ryan Betts
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Betts, Ryan, "The Effect of Race on Eyewitness Identification Lineup Processing Strategies: An Analysis of Eye Movements" (2010). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2073.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2073
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