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Physiological stress and face recognition: Differential effects of stress on accuracy and the confidence–accuracy relationship.
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When eyewitnesses see a crime, they often do so under physiological stress. Research suggests that stress disrupts memory accuracy, but less is known about whether stress impacts the relationship between confidence and accuracy. Whereas researchers generally agree that pristine encoding and retrieval conditions lead to a strong relationship between the two (Wixted & Wells, 2017), how violations of pristine conditions affect the relationship is unclear. In two experiments, participants encoded faces either under physiological stress (via a cold pressor task) or under control conditions. Participants were later given a recognition memory test for the faces and provided confidence judgments in their old/new decisions. As expected, stress impaired face recognition accuracy. However, we observed similar confidence–accuracy relationships regardless of stress condition. Though participants in the stress condition were less accurate in their identifications overall, they had the metacognitive awareness to scale back their confidence judgments.
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More recent laboratory studies reached the same conclusion that acute stress negatively affects identification accuracy.
“More recent laboratory studies reached the same conclusion (e.g., Davis et al., 2019; Pezdek et al., 2020).”
From The effects of acute stress on eyewitness memory: An integrative review for eyewitness researchers (2021) · cites this paper as Davis et al., 2019
Many studies in the eyewitness field use single session designs, with encoding and retrieval taking place on the same day, mostly within minutes of each other.
“Many studies in the eyewitness fi eld use single session designs, with encoding and retrieval taking place on the same day -mostly within minutes of each other (e.g., Davis et al., 2019; Hulse & Memon, 2006; Pezdek et al., 2020; Valentine & Mesout, 2009).”
From The effects of acute stress on eyewitness memory: An integrative review for eyewitness researchers (2021) · cites this paper as Davis et al., 2019
The eyewitness literature often only relies on self-reported stress.
“The eyewitness literature often only relies on self-reported stress (e.g., Buckhout et al., 1974; Davis et al., 2019; Pezdek et al., 2020).”
From The effects of acute stress on eyewitness memory: An integrative review for eyewitness researchers (2021) · cites this paper as Davis et al., 2019
Eyewitness researchers often use materials applicable to a forensic scenario, including criminal events or perpetrator faces.
“Eyewitness researchers often use materials that would be applicable to a forensic scenario, including showing participants criminal events or perpetrator faces (e.g., Davis et al., 2019; De ff enbacher et al., 2004; Morgan et al., 2004; Sauerland et al., 2016).”
From The effects of acute stress on eyewitness memory: An integrative review for eyewitness researchers (2021) · cites this paper as Davis et al., 2019
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“More recent laboratory studies reached the same conclusion (e.g., Davis et al., 2019; Pezdek et al., 2020).”
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- Authors
- Davis, S. D., Peterson, D. J., Wissman, K. T., & Slater, W. A.
- Affiliations
- Skidmore College (US)
- North Dakota State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Davis, Sara D.
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
- Published
- 2019-09
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 367-375
- ISSN
- 2211-3681 (ISSN-L)
- 2211-369X
- OpenAlex
- W2965053936
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 5
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3
- FWCI
- 1.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- James S. McDonnell Foundation
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Deception detection and forensic psychology
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Face Recognition and Perception
- Keywords
- physiological stress, face recognition (cognition), confidence-accuracy relationship, eyewitness memory, recognition memory, metacognition, cold pressor task, memory accuracy
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