Interested in reading more about the research discussed in this episode?

Research on Showups:

Eisen M. L., Smith, A., Olaguez, A. & Perta-Skeritt, A. (2017). An examination of showups Conducted by Law Enforcement in the Field: Comparing Witness Performance in the Field Versus the Lab. Psychology, Public Policy and the Law. 23(1), 1-22.

Eisen M. L., & Skerrit-Perta, A. Owen, J., Cedre, & Jones, J. (2017). Pre-admonition Suggestion in Live Showups: When witnesses learn the cops believe they caught ‘the’ guy. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 31(5), 520-529.

Smith, A. M., Wells, G. L., Lindsay, R. C., Myerson, T. (2018). Eyewitness Identification Performance on Showups Improves With an Additional -Opportunities Instruction: Evidence for a Present-Absent Criteria Discrepancy. Law and Human Behavior, 42(3) 215-226.

Research on the Post-Identification Feedback Effect:

Steblay, N. K., Wells, G. L., & Douglass, A. L. (2014). The eye-witness post-identification  feedback effect 15 years later: Theoretical and policy implications. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 20, 1–18.

Take a closer look at Dr. Eisen’s research by visiting his lab page.