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

Kara Deering; Melissa F. Colloff; Tia C. Bennett; Heather D. Flowe

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1213996

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

Kara Deering, Melissa F. Colloff, Tia C. Bennett, Heather D. Flowe^*

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Abstract

Introduction: This study investigated the effects of face angle congruency across stages of a misinformation paradigm on lineup discrimination accuracy.

Methods: In a between-subjects design, participants viewed a mock crime with the perpetrator’s face from the front or profile angle. They then read a news report featuring an innocent suspect’s image from the same or different angle as the perpetrator had been shown. A subsequent lineup manipulated perpetrator presence and viewing angle of the lineup members, who were all shown either from the front or in profile.

Results: No significant difference emerged in identification errors based on angle congruency between stages. However, accuracy was higher when faces were shown from the front angle, both during the initial event and the lineup, compared to the profile angle.

Discussion: The results of this research underscore the importance of considering viewing angles in the construction of lineups.

Original language	English
Article number	1213996
Journal	Frontiers in Psychology
Volume	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1213996
Publication status	Published - 28 Mar 2024

Keywords

misinformation effect
eyewitness misidentification
eyewitness accuracy
eyewitness susceptibility
facial angles

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Deering, K., Colloff, M. F., Bennett, T. C., & Flowe, H. D. (2024). 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. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, Article 1213996. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1213996

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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. / Deering, Kara; Colloff, Melissa F.; Bennett, Tia C. et al.
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