The Cross-Race Effect : Resistant to Instructions
Joint Authors
Susa, Kyle J.
Bornstein, Brian H.
Laub, Cindy E.
Meissner, Christian A.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Social Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Sociology
Abstract EN
The cross-race effect (CRE) is the tendency for eyewitnesses to be better at recognizing members of their own race/ethnicity than members of other races/ethnicities.
It manifests in terms of both better discrimination (i.e., telling apart previously seen from new targets) and a more conservative response criterion for own-race than for other-race faces.
The CRE is quite robust and generally resistant to change.
Two studies examined the effectiveness of reducing the CRE with special instructions given prior to retrieval.
Although instructions at retrieval did change participants’ response criterion—making them less likely to identify test faces as previously seen—they did not shift their response criterion selectively for other-race faces.
The findings indirectly support the importance of encoding processes in producing the CRE.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bornstein, Brian H.& Laub, Cindy E.& Meissner, Christian A.& Susa, Kyle J.. 2013. The Cross-Race Effect : Resistant to Instructions. Journal of Criminology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bornstein, Brian H.…[et al.]. The Cross-Race Effect : Resistant to Instructions. Journal of Criminology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bornstein, Brian H.& Laub, Cindy E.& Meissner, Christian A.& Susa, Kyle J.. The Cross-Race Effect : Resistant to Instructions. Journal of Criminology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-495354