Racial name cues cause witnesses to recall fewer aggressive details from memory

Evidence

We know from Levinson (2007) that, when distracted for fifteen minutes and asked to recall details of an incident, participants who read about William’s actions (instead of Tyrone’s actions) recalled fewer aggressive details about the incident. Such selective memory would again lead to differing details in police accounts and witness testimony. — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 1381

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law: A Definitive Look at…, 1381