The influence of bias on line-up identification decisions: Is face recognition ability a factor?
Presentation / Conference
Skelton, F., & Curley, L. (2021, May)
The influence of bias on line-up identification decisions: Is face recognition ability a factor?. Paper presented at SIPR: Applied Cognitive Psychology in Forensic Settings, Online
The importance of detailed context reinstatement for the production of identifiable composite faces from memory
Journal Article
Fodarella, C., Marsh, J. E., Chu, S., Athwal-Kooner, P., Jones, H. S., Skelton, F. C., …Frowd, C. D. (2021)
The importance of detailed context reinstatement for the production of identifiable composite faces from memory. Visual Cognition, 29(3), 180-200. https://doi.org/10.1080/13506285.2021.1890292
Memory is facilitated by reflecting upon, or revisiting, the environment in which information was encoded. We investigated these “context reinstatement” (CR) techniques to imp...
Is the definition of task-irrelevant contextual information black and white?
Journal Article
Curley, L. J., Munro, J., Lages, M., MacLean, R., & Murray, J. (2020)
Is the definition of task-irrelevant contextual information black and white?. Journal of Forensic Sciences, 65(2), 668-670. https://doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.14273
Author's response to "Commentary on: Curley LJ, Munro J, Lages M, MacLean R, Murray J. Assessing cognitive bias in forensic decisions: a review and outlook. J Forensic Sci doi...
Constructing identifiable composite faces: The importance of cognitive alignment of interview and construction procedure
Journal Article
Skelton, F. C., Frowd, C. D., Hancock, P. J. B., Jones, H. S., Jones, B. C., Fodarella, C., …Logan, K. (2020)
Constructing identifiable composite faces: The importance of cognitive alignment of interview and construction procedure. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 26(3), 507-521. https://doi.org/10.1037/xap0000257
We investigated the impact of congruency between the witness interview and method used to construct a composite face. Experiment 1, using a typical feature-by-feature composi...
When They See Us: Why did the Central Park Five give false confessions?
Digital Artefact
Watson, F. (2019)
When They See Us: Why did the Central Park Five give false confessions?. [Newspaper article]
Heuristics: The good, the bad, and the biased. What value can bias have for decision makers?
Journal Article
Curley, L. J., Murray, J., & MacLean, R. (2017)
Heuristics: The good, the bad, and the biased. What value can bias have for decision makers?. the Quarterly, 41-44
This discussion paper will look at heuristics (rule of thumb techniques for decision making), (Tversky & Kahneman, 1974) and their potential value. Typically, heuristics have ...
Chatting in the face of the eyewitness: the impact of extraneous cell-phone conversation on memory for a perpetrator
Journal Article
Marsh, J. E., Patel, K., Labonté, K., Battersby, K. L., Frowd, C. D., Ball, L. J., …Vachon, F. (2017)
Chatting in the face of the eyewitness: the impact of extraneous cell-phone conversation on memory for a perpetrator. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 71(3), 183-190. https://doi.org/10.1037/cep0000101
Cell-phone conversation is ubiquitous within public spaces. The current study investigates whether ignored cell-phone conversation impairs eyewitness memory for a perpetrator....
Facial Composites: Aligning Interview Techniques and Construction Procedures using PROfit
Presentation / Conference
Skelton, F. (2017, June)
Facial Composites: Aligning Interview Techniques and Construction Procedures using PROfit. Paper presented at Bridging the Gap: Applied Face Recognition, Stirling, UK
The impact of auditory face descriptions on recognition of own- and other-race faces
Presentation / Conference
Skelton, F., Marsh, J., Frowd, C., & Crawford, J. (2016, July)
The impact of auditory face descriptions on recognition of own- and other-race faces. Paper presented at European Association of Psychology and Law annual conference, University of Toulouse
The impact of morphing on own- and other-race facial composites
Presentation / Conference
Skelton, F., Forwd, C., Walkden, S., & Bowling, J. (2015, August)
The impact of morphing on own- and other-race facial composites. Paper presented at European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL), University of Nuremberg