The relationship between the big 5 personality traits and eyewitness recognition

Lee Curley, Rory MacLean, Jennifer Murray

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Abstract

The aim of the current research was to identify which, if any, personality traits
are related to recognition in an eyewitness task. A correlational design was used
with the co-variables being personality traits and correct (false) recognition.
Eighty participants viewed a video clip, which showed a female being robbed.
Participants completed a personality inventory. They were then supplied with
misinformation, and finally completed a memory recognition task relating to the
video clip. Spearman’s correlations were run identifying Openness as the only
personality trait to be significantly associated with correct recognition scores. No
predictor variables were found. The study may have highlighted that recognition
is a favourable way to evaluate eyewitness testimony as it is not linked with, some,
estimator variables.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypothesis
Volume13
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2017
Externally publishedYes

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