On the possible advantages of combining small lineups with instructions that discourage guessing-based selection

Abstract The primary argument for including large numbers of known-to-be innocent fillers in lineups is that guessing-based selections are dispersed among a large number of lineup members, leading to low innocent-suspect identification rates. However, a recent study using the two-high threshold eyew...

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Published in:	Scientific Reports
Main Authors:	Amelie Therre, Raoul Bell, Nicola Marie Menne, Carolin Mayer, Ulla Lichtenhagen, Axel Buchner
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2024-06-01
Subjects:	Police lineups Eyewitness identification Two-high threshold eyewitness identification model Lineup size Lineup instructions Multinomial processing tree model
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-64768-0