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Social influence in eyewitness recall: A meta-analytic review of lineup instruction effects.
Abstract
Past research has considered the impact of biased police lineup instructions upon eyewitness lineup performance. Biased instructions either suggest to the eyewitness that the perpetrator is in the lineup or otherwise discourage a “no choice” response. A meta-analysis of 18 studies was employed to review the hypothesis that biased instructions lead to greater willingness to choose and less accurate lineup identifications than do unbiased instructions. The role of moderating variables in the instruction procedure was also considered. In support of the hypothesis, a significantly higher level of choosing followed biased instructions. Lineup type moderated performance accuracy, however. For target-absent lineups the increased level of choosing following biased instructions resulted in reduced identification accuracy. Biased instructions within a target-present lineup generated a higher level of confidence, but had minimal impact on accuracy. Implications for police practice are discussed.
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“Certainly there is precedent for the importance of lineup type as a moderator of accuracy in meta- analyses of the eyewitness identifi cation literature (e.g., Steblay, 1997).”
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“Steblay found a moderate size effect for unbiased instructions to increase accuracy in TA lineups but to have no effect on accuracy in TP lineups.”
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“The moderator effect for lineup type found here was the reverse of the one found by Steblay.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Steblay, N. M.
- Affiliations
- Augsburg University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Steblay, Nancy Mehrkens
- Venue
- Law and Human Behavior
- Published
- 1997-06
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 283-297
- ISSN
- 0147-7307 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-661X
- OpenAlex
- W1964247167
- Cited by
- 249
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 9 · 2019: 27 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 15 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 17 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 11 · 2012: 10
- FWCI
- 6.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Law and Human Behavior (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Deception detection and forensic psychology
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
- Social Sciences › Law › Jury Decision Making Processes
- Keywords
- eyewitness identification, identification accuracy, target-absent lineups, eyewitness confidence, social influence, police practice
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