Abstract
Young (18-30 years) and older (62-79 years) adults (N = 96) engaged in a 20-min live interaction with the future target in a lineup task. One month later, participants were interviewed about the events in the prior encounter (with or without context reinstatement), and then they saw a target-present (TP) or target-absent (TA) lineup. The lineup was followed by the Benton Face Recognition Test (A. Benton, A. Sivan, K. Hamsher, N. Varney, & O. Spreen, 1994), which correlated positively with accuracy in TP, especially for young adults. False identification in TA was associated with (a) higher scores on a memory self-efficacy scale and (b) higher recall of information about the initial event, although only for seniors. Results suggested that age-related increases in false identification generalize to ecologically valid conditions and that seniors' performance on lineups is negatively related to verbal recall as well as to self-reports of satisfactory experiences with memory in life.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 207-214 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Psychology |
Volume | 86 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION
- FACE RECOGNITION
- OLDER ADULTS
- MEMORY
- RELIABILITY
- AGE
- QUESTIONNAIRE