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Long retention intervals impair the confidence-accuracy relationship for eyewitness recall

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Spearing, Emily R. and Wade, Kimberley A. (2022) Long retention intervals impair the confidence-accuracy relationship for eyewitness recall. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition . doi:10.1037/mac0000014 (In Press)

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Abstract

A growing body of research suggests that confidence judgments can provide a useful indicator of memory accuracy under some conditions. One factor known to affect eyewitness accuracy, yet rarely examined in the confidence–accuracy literature, is retention interval. Using calibration analyses, we investigated how retention interval affects the confidence–accuracy relationship for eyewitness recall. In total, 611 adults watched a mock crime video and completed a cued-recall test either immediately, after 1 week, or after 1 month. Long (1 month) delays led to lower memory accuracy, lower confidence judgments, and impaired the confidence–accuracy relationship compared to shorter (immediate and 1 week) delays. Long-delay participants who reported very high levels of confidence tended to be overconfident in the accuracy of their memories compared to other participants. Self-rated memory ability, however, did not predict eyewitness confidence or the confidence–accuracy relationship. We discuss the findings in relation to cue-utilization theory and a retrieval–fluency account.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
K Law [LC] > K Law (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Witnesses, Memory, Mental recall, Metacognition
Journal or Publication Title: Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
Publisher: American Psychological Association
ISSN: 2211-3681
Official Date: 2022
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2022Published
17 March 2022Available
24 November 2021Accepted
DOI: 10.1037/mac0000014
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: In Press
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): ©American Psychological Association, 2022. This paper is not the copy of record and may not exactly replicate the authoritative document published in the APA journal. Please do not copy or cite without author's permission. The final article is available, upon publication, at: https://doi.org/10.1037/mac0000014
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PhD fellowshipUniversity of Warwickhttp://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000741
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