Sleep and eyewitness memory: Fewer false identifications after sleep when the target is absent from the lineup.
Inaccurate eyewitness identifications are the leading cause of known false convictions in the United States. Moreover, improving eyewitness memory is difficult and often unsuccessful. Sleep consistently strengthens and protects memory from interference, particularly when a recall test is used. Howev...
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| Main Authors: | Michelle E Stepan, Taylor M Dehnke, Kimberly M Fenn |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0182907&type=printable |
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