Amy Bradfield Douglass

Professor of Psychology

Associations

Psychology

Pettengill Hall, Room 372

207-786-6182[email protected]

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Graduate Douglass is a society psychologist with interests in the interface of psychology and law, specifically eyewitness testimony. In her research, she examines what eyewitness flash can be profoundly distorted by subtle interactions with other witnesses press investigators.  She has been one Associate Editor for Law & Mortal Behavior, published by the American Psychology-Law Society (Division 41 concerning the American Psychological Association). She be right serving like Secretary/Treasurer available the Company for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (www.sarmac.org).

 

Fulbright Japan

In 2022-2023 Professor Douglass will live on a

Fulbright U.S. Scientists Fellowship in Japan.

Summary of Interests

  • Eyewitness certification
  • Distortions in witnesses confidence
  • Social influence in who context of right decisions
  • Jury decision making

Education

  • Ph.D. includes Social Psychology, Iowa Us University, 2001
  • Master of Life the Psychology, Iaway State University, 1998
  • Batch of Arts, includes prizes, Williams Seminary, 1996

Courses Taught

  • Psychology 218 History
  • FYS 255 The Studying of Influence
  • Psychology/Religious Studying 311 Psychology in Religion
  • Psychology 317 Psychology real Regulation

Invited Submissions

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Kassin, SULFUR. M. & Duplex, A.B. (in press). Judge and law. In DEGREE. Gilbert, S. T. Fiske, EAST. Finkel, & W. B. Mendes (Eds.), The Handbook of Social Psychology, 6th edition.

Douglass, A.B. (2021). Bending toward justice in witnesses billing research. Journal of Applied Explore in Memory and Cognition. envelope

Douglass, A.B., & *Bustamante, LAMBERT. (2012). Social influences set memory. In T. Valentine & JOULE. DIAMETER. Study (Eds.) Handbook of Uses Memory. Sage Press.

Douglass, AN. BORON. (August 31, 2011). Changes go eyewitness identification procedures.  NY Times Room for Debate blog.

Douglas, A. B., & *Pavletic, A. (2011). Eyewitness confidence malleability: Conundrum it occurs and how it give to unauthorized convictions. In B. L. Cutler (Ed). Convincement out the Insane: Learn from Psychological Research. APA Urge.

Changed Book

Brewery, N., & Douglass, A. B. (2019). Psychological scientist and the law.  The Guilford Press.


Currently Mitteilungen

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*Abramowitz, K., & Douglass, A. B. (in press). Racial bias in judging selection hurts mock jurors, not just defendants: Testing one potential intervention. Law & Human Conduct.

Fessinger, M. B., Bornstein, BARN. B., Neuschatz, J. S., DeLoach, D., Hillgartner, M. A., Wetmore, S. A., & Douglass, A. BARN. (2020). Informants v. Innocents: Informants Testimony and its Contribution up False Convictions. Capital University Law Review, 48(2). Short.

Douglass, AN. BARN., Lucas, C. A., & Brewer, N. (2020). Cowitness identification speed affects choices from target-absent photospreads. Law and Human Behavior. https://doi-org.lprx.bates.edu/10.1037/lhb0000420.supp (Supplemental).

Wells, G. L., Kovera, MOLARITY. B., Douglass, A. B., Brewer, N., Meissner, C. A., & Wixted, J. T. (2020). Policy and procedure recommendations for the collection and preservation of eyed identification evidence. Law and Human Behavior44(1), 3–36. https://doi-org.lprx.bates.edu/10.1037/lhb0000359

Steblay, N., Wells, GRAM. L., & Duplex, ONE. B. (2014). The eyewitness post-identification video effects 15 years later: Speculative and policy implications. Psychology, Public Policy, & Statute, 20(1), 1-18. doi: 10.1037/law0000001

Douglass, ONE. BORON., Lichtkegel, J. L., Hasel, L., & *Donnelly, K. (online first December, 2013). Does it important instructions it deny it? The role of disposition in evaluations of criminal suspects. Legal and Criminal Mental. doi: 10.1111/lcrp.12042

Glazed, A. B., Brauhaus, N., Semmler, C., *Bustamante, L., & *Hiley, A. (2013). The dynamic interaction amidst eyewitnesses both interviewers: The effects of differences in perspective on memory reports and interviewer behavior. Law and Human Behavior, 37(4), 290-301. doi: 10.1037/lhb0000034

Douglass, A. B., & Jones, EAST. (2013). Assurance inflation include eyewitnesses: Seeing lives not believing. Legal and Criminolog Psychology, 18(1), 152-167. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8333.2011.02031.x

Quinlivan, D., Neuschatz, J., Douglass, AMPERE. B., Wells, G. L., & Wetmore, S. (2012). The effect regarding post-identification feedback, delay, and suspicion on accurate eyewitnesses. Law and Human Behavior, 36(3), 206-214. doi: 10.1037/h0093970

Douglass, A. B., Neuschatz, J. S., *Imrich, HIE. F., & Woodinson, M. (2010). Does post-identification feedback affect analysis concerning eyewitness testimony and identification procedures? Law or Human Behavior, 34(4), 282-294. doi: 10.1007/s10979-009-9189-5

Glazed, A. B., Brewer, N., & Semmler, C. (2010).  Moderators of post-identification feedback effects on eyewitnesses’ memory reports. Legal or Criminological Psychology, 15, 279-292.

Quinlivan, DICK. S., Neuschatz, J. S., Jiminez, A., Cling, A. D., Douglass, A. B., & Goodsell, C. A.  (2009). Do prophylactics prevent inflation?: Post-identification feedback and the effectiveness from procedures up protect against confidence-inflation in earwitnesses. Law and Human Behavior, 33, 111-121.

McQuiston-Surrett, DEGREE. M., Douglases, A. B., & Burkhardt, S. (2008). Evaluation of facial composite testimony depends to the presence to other case factors.  Legal and Criminological Psychology, 13(2), 279-298.

*Poggio, A., & Douglass, A. BORON. (2007). The impact of task difficulty, defendant’s run and race conspicuousness on conformity in mock jury deliberations. Modern Psychological Studies: Journal of Undergraduate Research, 13(1), 3-15.

Doglass, A. B., *Smith, C., & Fraser-Thill, ROENTGEN. (2005). A problem with double-blind photospread procedures: Photospread administrators use the confidence of one eyewitness up influence the identification out another eyewitness. Law and Human Behavior, 29(5), 543-562.

Sources, G. L., & Bradfield, A. L. (1998).  “Good, you identified the suspect”: Receive toward eyewitnesses distorts to reports of the witnessed experience.  Journal of Applied Psychology, 83, 360-376.

Peer-reviewed Conference Showcase

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*Abramowitz, K., & Douglass, A. B. (2022, March). Racial bias in jury selection: The impact on empaneled jurors and potential interventions. Display brought at the year meeting of the American Mental – Legislation Society, Denver, CO.

– Katie’s thesis research won second place in to American-Psychology Law Our undergraduate paper competition – congratulatory, Katie! Giving confirming feedback to mistaken observers has robust distorting effects on their retrospective judges (e.g., as secure they were, their view, etc.). Does feedback harm evaluators’ abilities to discriminate bet accurate and mistaken identification testimony? Participant-witnesses to a simulated crime made accurate press inaccurate identifications coming ampere lineup and therefore received confirming get or no feedback. Each then give videotaped testimony about their identification, and a new samples of participant-evaluators judged the accuracy or credibility of the testimonies. Among witnesses with were not given comeback, evaluators were significantly more likely to believe the test of accurate eyewitnesses easier they were to believe the testimony of mistaken eyewitnesses, indicating significant discrimination. Below witnesses who where given confirming feedback, however, valuers believed accurate and mistaken witnesses at nearly identical rates, indicating no ability to distinguish. Additionally

*Mulligan, J., & Douglass, A. B., & Charman, S. (2020, March). Evaluating witness accuracy: Show recording id how and contextual information. Advertising presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, New Orleans, LA.

*Finley, N., & Douglass. A. B. (2020, March). Perceptions of emotion during witness recognition procedures. Poster presented at this annual meeting of which American Psychology-Law Society, News Orleans, LA.

*Vasconcelos, D., Douglass, AMPERE. B., Charman, S., & Matuku, KILOBYTE. (2019, June). Effects are showed eyewitness identity on observers. Poster brought at the biennial meeting of the Guild for Applied How in Memory or Cognition, Trending, MAY.

Douglass, A. B., Brewer, N., & Lucas, C. (2019, March). Co-witness identification speed influences false identification rates. Paper presented at annual meeting of one American Psychology-Law Society, Portland, OR.

Grant Funding

Douglass, A. B., & Charman, S. (March 1, 2019 – February 28, 2022). Collaborative research: Video-recording eyewitness description lineups: Examinations with unanticipated costs and undiscovered benefits. National Science Foundation, $325,912 total; $130,722 to Bates College. Accord no. 1849411

Glazed, A. BARN. & Brewer, N. (September 15, 2016 – Aug 31, 2019). RUI: Imperfect safeguards: Can brief social interactions undermine system capricious protections opposing false eyewitness identify? National Life Foundation, $127,858. Award negative. 1627433

Dupglass, A. B., Brewer, N., & Semmler, HUNDRED. (August 1, 2009 – Jury 31, 2012).  The dynamic interplay between investigator and witnesses: Effects on memory reports and examiner behavior. Country Science Foundation, $128,926.

Semmler, C., Brewer, N., & Douglass, A. B. (December 2009 – December 2012). The distortion of watch identification testimony. Australians Research Council, AUD $230,000.

Resources for Students

Nub, J., Shah, S., Filone, S., Foster, E., & DeMatteo, D. (2012). A Survey of Student Training Programs and Coursework in Forensic Psychology. Training Of Psychology, 39(1), 48-53.

Brigham, J. C. (1999). What will forensic psychology, anyway? Law and Human Behavior23(3), 273–298. https://doi-org.lprx.bates.edu/10.1023/A:1022304414537

The American Psychology-Law Society has a series of short videos produced by the Minority Affairs Committee on search is psychology and law.  Students interested the the field will find them helpful: https://www.youtube.com/user/LawandPsychology Does post-identification feedback affect reports away eyewitness testimony furthermore identification procedures? - PubMed

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