Examining the cross-race effect in lineup identification using Caucasian and First Nations samples

This study examined whether findings from research on the cross-race effect (CRE) in eyewitness memory with Caucasian-Black samples can be generalised to Caucasian-First Nations pairings in a lineup identification task. This study used a novel approach to investigate the CRE, using six targets, as w...

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Published in:Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement
Main Authors: Jackiw, Luke B., Arbuthnott, Katherine D., Pfeifer, Jeffrey E., Marcon, Jessica L., Meissner, Christian A.
Other Authors: Swinburne University of Technology
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: American Psychological Association 2008
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First Nations
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/151508
https://doi.org/10.1037/0008-400x.40.1.52
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Summary:This study examined whether findings from research on the cross-race effect (CRE) in eyewitness memory with Caucasian-Black samples can be generalised to Caucasian-First Nations pairings in a lineup identification task. This study used a novel approach to investigate the CRE, using six targets, as well as simultaneous lineups that included both target-present and target-absent arrays. This study also addressed the efficacy of the contact hypothesis as it applies to these populations. A significant CRE was was discovered. Furthermore, both Caucasian and First Nations participants were more likely to choose from the lineup when attempting to recognise First Nations faces than when attempting to recognise Caucasian faces. Contact with the other race had no effect on recognition accuracy of that race. Potential implications and directions for future research are discussed.

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