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Identification Accuracy of Children versus Adults: A Meta-Analysis

Identification Accuracy of Children versus Adults: A Meta-Analysis Identification accuracy of children and adults was examined in a meta-analysis. Preschoolers (M = 4 years) were less likely than adults to make correct identifications. Children over the age of 5 did not differ significantly from adults with regard to correct identification rate. Children of all ages examined were less likely than adults to correctly reject a target-absent lineup. Even adolescents (M = 12–13 years) did not reach an adult rate of correct rejection. Compared to simultaneous lineup presentation, sequential lineups increased the child-adult gap for correct rejections. Providing child witnesses with identification practice or training did not increase their correct rejection rates. Suggestions for children’s inability to correctly reject target-absent lineups are discussed. Future directions for identification research are presented. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Law and Human Behavior American Psychological Association

Identification Accuracy of Children versus Adults: A Meta-Analysis

Law and Human Behavior , Volume 22 (5): 22 – Oct 1, 1998

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American Psychological Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 American Psychological Association
ISSN
0147-7307
eISSN
1573-661X
DOI
10.1023/A:1025739514042
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Abstract

Identification accuracy of children and adults was examined in a meta-analysis. Preschoolers (M = 4 years) were less likely than adults to make correct identifications. Children over the age of 5 did not differ significantly from adults with regard to correct identification rate. Children of all ages examined were less likely than adults to correctly reject a target-absent lineup. Even adolescents (M = 12–13 years) did not reach an adult rate of correct rejection. Compared to simultaneous lineup presentation, sequential lineups increased the child-adult gap for correct rejections. Providing child witnesses with identification practice or training did not increase their correct rejection rates. Suggestions for children’s inability to correctly reject target-absent lineups are discussed. Future directions for identification research are presented.

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Law and Human BehaviorAmerican Psychological Association

Published: Oct 1, 1998

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