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WorksheetsPozzulo et al (Line up)
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 27mins
What was the overall correct identification rate for human faces among young children?
0.74
0.45
0.99
0.23
What was the overall correct identification rate for cartoon faces among adults?
0.99
0.23
0.95
0.66
What was the overall correct rejection rate for human faces among young children for Female-Target (correct rejection)?
0.47
0.74
0.80
0.20
What was the overall correct rejection rate for cartoon faces among adults?
0.70
0.94
0.45
0.74
Who produced a significantly lower correct rejection rate for human faces, young children or adults?
Cannot be determined
Both produced the same rate
Adults
Young children
Who was significantly more accurate with a higher correct rejection rate for cartoon faces, young children or adults?
Adults
Both were equally accurate
Cannot be determined
Young children
What was the correct identification rate for the male-target (correct rejection) human face target among young children?
0.21
0.45
0.34
0.43
What was the correct rejection rate for the Dora cartoon target among adults?
0.67
0.96
0.20
0.33
What was the correct rejection rate for the Diego cartoon target among young children?
0.54
0.11
0.38
0.67
What was the correct rejection rate for the female human face target among adults?
0.33
0.72
0.20
0.80
What was the correct identification rate for the Dora cartoon target among adults?
0.67
0.33
0.20
0.96
What was the correct rejection rate for the male human face target among young children?
0.34
1.00
0.43
0.21
What was the correct identification rate for the female human face target among adults?
0.72
0.67
0.20
0.80
What was the correct rejection rate for the Diego cartoon target among young children?
0.38
0.11
0.46
0.54
What was the correct identification rate for the male human face target among adults?
0.67
0.20
0.80
0.33
What is the primary focus of Pozzulo et al.'s study?
Social factors in forensic psychology
Eyewitness identification in legal contexts
Cognitive development in adults
Cartoon characters in lineups
In the context of eyewitness identification, what do cognitive factors refer to?
Influence of social context
Mental processes involved in memory and recognition
Stress during lineup procedures
Authority cues from experimenters
How did the study vary the lineup presentation for participants?
Sequential procedure
Simultaneous procedure
Randomized procedure
Target-only presentation
What aspect of the study provided insights into the cognitive processes and attentional aspects of both children and adults during the identification task?
Correct identification rates
Free recall descriptions
Counterbalancing techniques
Demographic questionnaires
What is a strength mentioned in the study related to controlling for target-specific peculiarities?
Randomized lineup presentation
Calculation of mean correct identification rates
Use of familiar targets
Video clips of everyday tasks
What is a weakness identified in the study regarding the age range of participants?
Lack of counterbalancing
Limited age range (4- to 7-years-old)
Inclusion of adolescents
Use of cartoon characters
What type of variables were manipulated in the study design?
Cartoon Face Foils
Age, type of target, and lineup type
Correct identification rates
Human face foils
What potential concern is raised about the ecological validity of the study?
High correct identification rates
Controlled environment differing from real-world situations
Use of simultaneous lineup procedure
Inclusion of familiar cartoon characters
What is a false positive in Pozzulo et al.?
The tendency to identify someone as the perpetrator of a crime or the target of an identification task when they are not the actual perpetrator or target. For example, a child selecting the wrong person from a line-up of suspects because they are similar in appearance to the actual perpetrator
The mistake of identifying someone as someone else or identifying someone as having committed a crime when they are not the perpetrator. For example, a witness mistakenly identifying the wrong person in a police line-up as the person who robbed a convenience store.
A line-up of suspects in which the actual perpetrator or target is included. For example, a line-up of three foils and one target in Pozzulo et al.'s study.
The level of exposure or experience that a person has with a particular object, task, concept, or person. For example, a person may have a high level of familiarity with their favorite brand of cereal because they have been eating it for years.
What could be a significant consequence of receiving a false positive in police line ups?
Increased test accuracy
Improved mental health
Significant and far-reaching consequences
Enhanced social conformity
How does psychology define social demands?
Personal preferences
Emotional responses
Expectations and pressures from the social environment
Cognitive processes
What does the ceiling effect in psychology refer to?
Improved test performance
Improved test performance
Limited performance by the test or task itself
Decreased cognitive demand
For the Pozzulo study, what were the sampling techniques for children and adults?
Volunteer, Volunteer
Opportunity, Volunteer
Unknown, Opportunity
Unknown, Volunteer
Was was the experimental design for the comparison between the young children in and the adults in Pozzulo et al.?
Independent Measures
Repeated Measures
Matched Pairs
Correlational
What was the experimental design for the participants that took part in the identification of human vs cartoon faces.
Matched Pairs
Independent Measures
Repeated Measures
Correlation
Children correctly rejected human faces (a) % of the time
Children correctly rejected cartoon faces (a) % of the time
Adults correctly rejected human faces (a) % of the time
Adults correctly rejected cartoon faces (a) % of the time
Both children and adults were significantly better at correctly rejecting the carton faces compared to the human faces
True
False
Adults were significantly worse at correctly rejecting the human and cartoon faces compared to adults
True
False
Children are likely to make an error in TARGET ABSENT condition due to an expectation to “social demands” to make a “selection” RATHER than due to faulty memory.
True
False
The results showed that adults had lower correct identification and correct rejection rates for unfamiliar human faces compared to young children, a pattern consistent with previous research.
True
False
How could the findings in Pozzulo et al. be applied to the real world?
Evidence indicates social factors influence identification accuracy, especially in target-absent lineups. Is this an example of nature or nurture?
Nature
Nurture
