Week 9 - Tuesday (Come Back To) Flashcards
For police lineups, the fillers should match _______________________
the physical description provided by the eyewitness.
If the witness is inconclusive in a police lineup, what does the indicate about a suspects “guilt-level?”
It moves slightly towards guilty, but not much.
How many suspects does a typical police lineup have?
One.
If a witness rejects the lineup, what does this mean of the suspect? Are they innocent or guilty?
Innocent.
If a witness picks a filler ID, what does this mean of the suspect? Are they innocent or guilty?
Innocent.
How are the groups split in mock-crime laboratory studies?
Half are tested using a target-present lineup, the other half uses a target-absent lineup.
What is the advantage and disadvantage of a mock-crime study?
Advantage: you know if the suspect is innocent or guilty
Disadvantage: lacks the realism of an actual crime.
Which was better, a simultaneous or a sequential lineup?
Sequential.
What is the diagnosticity ratio failing to capture?
Discriminability. Response bias.
Which lineup procedure had a lower false ID rate?
Sequential.
What is conservative response bias?
The threshold for how liberal you are when it comes to memory strength and whether you’ll reject or select a subject.
When doing an ROC Analysis, which is better, a simultaneous or sequential lineup?
Simultaneous.
