Who is most likely to make an accurate identification? ken who spends 5 minutes looking through mug shots before making his iden
tification andy who is shown an array of mug shots and asked to stop, think, and analytically compare their faces vinny who is asked to identify someone of a different race phil who makes his identification in less than 10 seconds?
The answer is Phil who makes his identification in less than
10 seconds. Through 4 researches, the authors revealed that a time border of approximately
10 to 12 s best distinguished accurate from inaccurate positive proof of
identity. Witnesses constructing their identification faster than 10 to 12 s
were closely 90% precise; those taking lengthier were approximately 50%
accurate.
