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phenomenon > memory phenomenon > unconscious transference effect

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unconscious transference effect  

Definition

  • In the context of eyewitness testimony, a phenomenon « which is said to occur when an eyewitness confuses a familiar but innocent person with an actual assailant. » (Ross et al., 1994, p. 918).

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Entry terms

  • bystander misidentification
  • unconscious transference

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Brackmann, N., Sauerland, M., & Otgaar, H. (2019). Developmental trends in lineup performance: Adolescents are more prone to innocent bystander misidentifications than children and adults. Memory & Cognition, 47(3), 428–440. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-018-0877-6

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]
  • • Davis, D., Loftus, E. F., Vanous, S., & Cucciare, M. (2008). “Unconscious transference” can be an instance of “change blindness.” Applied Cognitive Psychology, 22(5), 605–623. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.1395

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Loftus, E. F. (1976). Unconscious transference in eyewitness identification. Law & Psychology Review, 2, 93–98.

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Read, J. D., Tollestrup, P., Hammersley, R., McFadzen, E., & Christensen, A. (1990). The unconscious transference effect: Are innocent bystanders ever misidentified? Applied Cognitive Psychology, 4(1), 3–31. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.2350040103

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Ross, D. F., Ceci, S. J., Dunning, D., & Toglia, M. P. (1994). Unconscious transference and mistaken identity: When a witness misidentifies a familiar but innocent person. Journal of Applied Psychology, 79(6), 918–930. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.79.6.918

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: closed]
  • • Wulff, A. N., & Hyman, I. E. (2022). Crime blindness: The impact of inattentional blindness on eyewitness awareness, memory, and identification. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 36(1), 166–178. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3906

    [Study type: empirical study / Access: open]

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

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