Patrik Sörqvist, Emil Skog, Johanna Heidenreich, John E. Marsh
{"title":"All's Eco-Friendly That Ends Eco-Friendly (If Remembered as Such): Memory Processes in Retrospective Judgment of Environmentally Significant Sequences","authors":"Patrik Sörqvist, Emil Skog, Johanna Heidenreich, John E. Marsh","doi":"10.1002/acp.70103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70103","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Retrospective judgments of environmentally significant sequences are biased by recency: sequences ending with an environmentally friendly item are rated as more eco-friendly than otherwise identical sequences with the same item earlier in the list. A corresponding primacy effect is typically absent. This may have applied consequences for how consumers perceive the environmental friendliness of their purchase decisions, for example. The aim of the present investigation was to reach a better understanding of why the recency but not the primacy effect manifests in eco-judgments. We found that the recency effect is just as large when continual distraction takes place between item presentations as when it does not. Moreover, memory for recently presented items was better than that for older items, but a filled retention interval reduced the recency effect in both memory and retrospective judgments. These findings support a memory-based explanation of the recency effect in retrospective judgments and suggest that poor memory of items early in the sequence is the reason why the primacy effect in judgments does not manifest.</p>","PeriodicalId":48281,"journal":{"name":"Applied Cognitive Psychology","volume":"39 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/acp.70103","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144714758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Teresa A. Treat, Richard J. Viken, Olivia Westemeier, William R. Corbin
{"title":"College Men Markedly Underestimate Peers' Use of Protective Behavioral Strategies for Sexual Aggression, Risky Sexual Behavior, and Heavy Episodic Drinking","authors":"Teresa A. Treat, Richard J. Viken, Olivia Westemeier, William R. Corbin","doi":"10.1002/acp.70098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70098","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Sexually aggressive behavior, risky-sexual behavior, and heavy episodic drinking are interrelated behavioral-health problems among college men. College men reporting these problems, relative to peers, report lower use of protective behavioral strategies (PBS), which are cognitive-behavioral, harm-reduction strategies. College men exhibiting heavy drinking also underperceive peers' PBS usage within this domain, and these misperceptions are common prevention targets. The current work investigates whether college men underperceive their peers' PBS usage within all three domains and whether college men reporting problems show greater underperceptions. College men (<i>n</i> = 1121) completed PBS measures from “self” and “typical college male” perspectives, as well as problem measures in the three domains. College men substantially underperceived their peers' PBS engagement, and men reporting problems displayed somewhat greater domain-specific underperceptions, suggesting a possible cognitive mechanism influencing these problems. These findings support the investigation of simultaneous personalized normative feedback for PBS usage across the three domains.</p>","PeriodicalId":48281,"journal":{"name":"Applied Cognitive Psychology","volume":"39 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/acp.70098","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144705700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Breanne E. Wylie, Deborah Z. Kamliot, Thomas D. Lyon, J. Zoe Klemfuss
{"title":"Differences in Young Children's Performance on Sequencing Questions When Asked About Descriptions Versus Their Experience","authors":"Breanne E. Wylie, Deborah Z. Kamliot, Thomas D. Lyon, J. Zoe Klemfuss","doi":"10.1002/acp.70101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70101","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Children's understanding of the temporal terms “first,” “before,” and “after” has implications for describing experienced events, but has typically been studied by asking them to interpret described events. In this study, one hundred and one 3- to 6-year-olds completed two tasks. In the description task, children heard sequences described using temporal terms in forward (X before Y/after X, Y) or backward order (before Y, X/Y after X) and were asked what happened “first.” Children exhibited an order of mention bias, performing better in forward order, with no difference on “before” and “after.” In the experience task, children observed sequences and answered questions using temporal terms, with “before” and “after” asked both in forward (what happened before X?/after X, what happened?) and backward order (before X, what happened?/what happened after X?). Order made no difference. Children exhibited a forward order bias, performing better on “after” than “before,” and younger children performed best on “first.”</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48281,"journal":{"name":"Applied Cognitive Psychology","volume":"39 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144705701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marie Luisa Schaper, Nicola Marie Menne, Raoul Bell, Carolin Mayer, Axel Buchner
{"title":"Eyewitnesses' General Metamemory Beliefs Do Not Predict Culprit-Presence Detection","authors":"Marie Luisa Schaper, Nicola Marie Menne, Raoul Bell, Carolin Mayer, Axel Buchner","doi":"10.1002/acp.70100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70100","url":null,"abstract":"<p>If eyewitnesses' general beliefs about their memory predicted whether they detect the culprit in a lineup, it could be useful in legal investigations to systematically assess general metamemory beliefs. Using a process-oriented approach, we tested this hypothesis in two experiments. In Experiment 1, 1627 participants responded to either several metamemory-belief questionnaires or, in the control condition, to a personality questionnaire, then watched a video of a staged crime and finally were presented with four lineups. In Experiment 2, 1467 participants first watched the staged-crime video, then responded to the questionnaires and finally were presented with the lineups. Using hierarchical multinomial modeling, we tested whether general metamemory beliefs were associated with culprit-presence detection. The results of both experiments provide evidence against the hypothesis that general metamemory beliefs predict culprit-presence detection. Accordingly, we caution against using general metamemory beliefs as indicators of how well a culprit can be detected.</p>","PeriodicalId":48281,"journal":{"name":"Applied Cognitive Psychology","volume":"39 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/acp.70100","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144666167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haley R. Dawson, Rochelle Zuniga, Nadja Schreiber Compo, Tami Thomas, Juan Carlos Nobrega
{"title":"Sexual Assault Nurse Exams and Patients Under the Influence: A Qualitative and Quantitative Snapshot","authors":"Haley R. Dawson, Rochelle Zuniga, Nadja Schreiber Compo, Tami Thomas, Juan Carlos Nobrega","doi":"10.1002/acp.70096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70096","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>An estimated half of sexual assault cases involve victims under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs at the time of the assault. In these cases, sexual assault nurse examiners (SANEs) play a crucial role in providing care to victims and collecting forensic evidence. This study surveyed (<i>n</i> = 112) and interviewed (<i>n</i> = 58) SANEs across the United States to collect frequency estimates of patients under the influence, as well as robust qualitative narratives of their experiences, challenges, and needs working with this population. We found that alcohol, marijuana, and methamphetamines were the most common substances encountered in patients seen by SANEs. Qualitative analyses revealed that SANEs lack standardized training and protocols for forensic evidence collection from this vulnerable group, including exam consent and information-gathering guidelines. SANEs reported that intoxicated patients posed unique challenges, particularly in patient interactions and behavior. While SANEs saw themselves as educators throughout the case process, they emphasized the need for more best practice training and clear guidelines to ensure effective care for these patients.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48281,"journal":{"name":"Applied Cognitive Psychology","volume":"39 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144666166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eilidh Noyes, Reuben Moreton, Peter J. B. Hancock, Kay L. Ritchie, Sergio Castro Martinez, Katie L. H. Gray, Josh P. Davis
{"title":"A Forensic Facial Examiner and Professional Team Advantage for Masked Face Identification","authors":"Eilidh Noyes, Reuben Moreton, Peter J. B. Hancock, Kay L. Ritchie, Sergio Castro Martinez, Katie L. H. Gray, Josh P. Davis","doi":"10.1002/acp.70092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70092","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Face masks and coverings are often encountered by facial examiners (‘examiners’) in forensic case work. Examiners are skilled at unconcealed face identifications, but their accuracy for masked face identifications is unknown, yet can be used as evidence in court. Here we test performance of an international sample of 61 examiners, 39 professional teams, and 6 face identification algorithms for 20 image pairs. Pairs consisted of one unconcealed face image and one mask wearing face image. Examiners and professional teams outperformed controls, but professional teams made the least errors of all groups. The algorithms achieved high accuracy on the task. The findings back the notion that examiners use feature-based comparison strategies, and these are successful for matching images where one face wears a mask. Our results support the use of examiners for the identification of masked faces and suggest a role for teams and human-machine working in applied practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":48281,"journal":{"name":"Applied Cognitive Psychology","volume":"39 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/acp.70092","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144666381","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andrew D. Green, Andrew Clark, Joanne Rechdan, Andy Guppy
{"title":"Virtual Reality Provides an Eyewitness Experience That Is Similar to Real Life","authors":"Andrew D. Green, Andrew Clark, Joanne Rechdan, Andy Guppy","doi":"10.1002/acp.70099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70099","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Traditional methods used for presenting to-be-remembered events in eyewitness memory research are often criticized for lacking scientific rigor. Videos lack ecological validity, and though staged live events are realistic, they lack experimental control. Virtual reality (VR) has been proposed as a promising alternative, offering immersive realism in a controlled environment. In this study, 141 participants viewed an event either live, on video, or in VR. Presence, emotional experience, heart rate, and recall were compared across groups, and it was seen that the VR experience was highly similar to the live-event group. The video group reported significantly lower presence, ecological validity, and heart rate changes compared to the VR group. These findings suggest that VR can offer a highly realistic witness experience while maintaining experimental control, making it a valuable tool for eyewitness memory research.</p>","PeriodicalId":48281,"journal":{"name":"Applied Cognitive Psychology","volume":"39 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/acp.70099","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144663767","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Drunken Speech: The Impact of Dialect and Alcohol Intoxication on Mock Juror Perceptions of Sexual Assault Victims","authors":"Julie Gawrylowicz, Neil W. Kirk","doi":"10.1002/acp.70097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70097","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study explored how alcohol intoxication and dialect influence mock jurors' perceptions of a sexual assault victim's credibility, blameworthiness, consent, verdicts and sentence length. A 2 × 2 between-subjects design involved 198 participants (recruited from the community and university campus) who read a fictional trial vignette, with the victim portrayed as either intoxicated or sober. Thereafter, they listened to an emergency call recorded by a bidialectal speaker, with the victim speaking either Scottish Standard English or the non-standard Dundonian dialect. Although victims speaking Dundonian were perceived as less credible, dialect did not influence verdicts or sentencing decisions. Contrary to previous research, the victim's intoxication status did not affect mock jurors' decision-making. These findings highlight the importance of addressing linguistic biases to ensure fair trial outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":48281,"journal":{"name":"Applied Cognitive Psychology","volume":"39 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/acp.70097","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144615316","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Individual Differences in Object Imagery, Spatial Imagery, Verbal Skills, and Personality in Relation to Centrality of Positive and Negative Events","authors":"Ilayda E. Algin, Aylin Ayalp, Olesya Blazhenkova","doi":"10.1002/acp.70077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70077","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Event centrality refers to the extent to which an individual integrates a meaningful life event into their identity. This study examined how different types of imagery, verbal skills, personality traits, and sex predict the centrality of autobiographical events. Object imagery and verbal skills predicted the centrality of positive autobiographical events, indicating that both vivid representations and narrative construction of memories are crucial for their integration into one's self-concept. However, neither imagery nor verbal skills predicted the centrality of negative events. Sex predicted negative event centrality, with females reporting higher centrality than males. Neuroticism appeared to play a critical role in the integration of negative experiences into one's self-concept, overshadowing the direct effects of sex. Conscientiousness positively predicted the centrality of positive memories and negatively predicted the centrality of negative memories. Our findings contribute to understanding how different facets of individual differences collectively shape the centrality of positive and negative events.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":48281,"journal":{"name":"Applied Cognitive Psychology","volume":"39 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144624571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Charlie D. Frowd, Emma Portch, Alejandro J. Estudillo, Claire J. Ford, Amy Purcell, Melanie Pitchford, Charity Brown
{"title":"The Value of Whole-Face Procedures for the Construction and Naming of Identifiable Likenesses for Recall-Based Methods of Facial-Composite Construction","authors":"Charlie D. Frowd, Emma Portch, Alejandro J. Estudillo, Claire J. Ford, Amy Purcell, Melanie Pitchford, Charity Brown","doi":"10.1002/acp.70015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70015","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Traditional methods of facial-composite construction rely on an eyewitness recalling features of an offender's face. We assess the value of the addition of a trait–recall mnemonic to a cognitive-type interview, and perceptually stretching presented composites, to aid image recognition. Participant-constructors intentionally or incidentally encoded a target face, were interviewed about its facial features 3–4 h or 2 days later, made a series of trait attributions (or not) about the face and constructed a feature-based composite. Regardless of encoding manipulation, faces constructed after 3–4 h were twice as likely to be correctly named (cf. after 2 days) both when the trait–recall mnemonic was applied and composites were viewed stretched. Thus, the research indicates that benefit should be afforded when trait–recall mnemonics are employed for feature composites constructed on the same day as the crime and when composites are presented to potential recognisers with instruction to view the face as a perceptual stretch.</p>","PeriodicalId":48281,"journal":{"name":"Applied Cognitive Psychology","volume":"39 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/acp.70015","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144624515","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}