Flinders University
Mr Matthew Palmer
Mr
Matthew
Palmer
Flinders University
http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/matthew.palmer
| Position/s: | Postdoctoral Fellow School of Psychology |
| Phone: | - |
| Email: | matthew.palmer@flinders.edu.au |
| Location: | - (-) |
| Postal address: | GPO Box 2100, Adelaide 5001, South Australia |
Research and supervision
Research interests
I am interested in a number of issues related to eyewitness memory. Current projects include: Developing ways to better evaluate the accuracy of identification decisions (e.g., via phenomenological measures); Investigating the effects of feedback on identification decisions; Investigating how jurors interpret eyewitness testimony; Developing a better understanding of the relationship between confidence and accuracy for memory reports. I also have a related interest in signal detection theory (e.g., analysis and modelling of compound decisions) and unrelated research interests in various aspects of conflict resolution, including perceptions of justice, trust restoration, and forgiveness.
Publications
Refereed journal articles
Palmer, M., Brewer, N., Weber, N. and Nagesh, A. (2013). The confidence-accuracy relationship for eyewitness identification decisions: Effects of exposure duration, retention inerval, and divided attention. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 19, pp.55-71. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0031602.
Palmer, M., Brewer, N. and Horry, R. (2013). Understanding gender bias in face recognition: Effects of divided attention at encoding. Acta Psychologica, 142, pp.362-369.
Horry, R., Palmer, M., Sexton, M. and Brewer, N. (2012). Memory conformity for confidently recognized items: The power of social influence on memory reports. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48(3), pp.783-789. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2011.12.010.
Horry, R., Palmer, M. and Brewer, N. (2012). Backloading in the sequential lineup prevents within-lineup criterion shifts that undermine eyewitness identification peformance. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 18(4), pp.346-360. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0029779.
Palmer, M. and Brewer, N. (2012). Sequential lineup presentation promotes less-biased criterion setting but does not improve discriminability. Law and Human Behavior, 36(3), pp.247-255. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0093923.
Palmer, M., Brewer, N. and Weber, N. (2012). The information gained from witnesses' responses to an initial "blank" lineup. Law and Human Behavior, 36(5), pp.439-447. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0093939.
Brewer, N. and Palmer, M. (2010). Eyewitness identification tests. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 15(1), pp.77-96. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/135532509X414765.
Palmer, M., Brewer, N., McKinnon, A.C. and Weber, N. (2010). Phenomenological reports diagnose accuracy of eyewitness identification decisions. Acta Psychologica, 133(2), pp.137-145. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2009.11.002.
Palmer, M.A., Brewer, N. and Weber, N. (2010). Postidentification feedback affects subsequent eyewitness identification performance. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 16(4), pp.387-398. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0021034.
Book chapters
Horry, R., Palmer, M., Brewer, N. and Cutler, B. (2012). Comparative legal psychology: Eyewitness identification. In DS Clark, ed. Comparative Law and Society. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 133-153.
Refereed journal articles
Palmer, M., Brewer, N., Weber, N. and Nagesh, A. (2013). The confidence-accuracy relationship for eyewitness identification decisions: Effects of exposure duration, retention inerval, and divided attention. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 19, pp.55-71. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0031602.
Palmer, M., Brewer, N. and Horry, R. (2013). Understanding gender bias in face recognition: Effects of divided attention at encoding. Acta Psychologica, 142, pp.362-369.
Horry, R., Palmer, M., Sexton, M. and Brewer, N. (2012). Memory conformity for confidently recognized items: The power of social influence on memory reports. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48(3), pp.783-789. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2011.12.010.
Horry, R., Palmer, M. and Brewer, N. (2012). Backloading in the sequential lineup prevents within-lineup criterion shifts that undermine eyewitness identification peformance. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 18(4), pp.346-360. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0029779.
Palmer, M. and Brewer, N. (2012). Sequential lineup presentation promotes less-biased criterion setting but does not improve discriminability. Law and Human Behavior, 36(3), pp.247-255. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0093923.
Palmer, M., Brewer, N. and Weber, N. (2012). The information gained from witnesses' responses to an initial "blank" lineup. Law and Human Behavior, 36(5), pp.439-447. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0093939.
Brewer, N. and Palmer, M. (2010). Eyewitness identification tests. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 15(1), pp.77-96. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/135532509X414765.
Palmer, M., Brewer, N., McKinnon, A.C. and Weber, N. (2010). Phenomenological reports diagnose accuracy of eyewitness identification decisions. Acta Psychologica, 133(2), pp.137-145. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2009.11.002.
Palmer, M.A., Brewer, N. and Weber, N. (2010). Postidentification feedback affects subsequent eyewitness identification performance. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 16(4), pp.387-398. [online]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0021034.
Book chapters
Horry, R., Palmer, M., Brewer, N. and Cutler, B. (2012). Comparative legal psychology: Eyewitness identification. In DS Clark, ed. Comparative Law and Society. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 133-153.
Palmer, M., Horry, R. and Brewer, N. (2011). Court-relevant research methods. In Kerry Sheldon, Jason Davies and Kevin Howells, ed. Research in practice for forensic professionals. New York: Routledge, pp. 86-107.
Conference publications
Nishizawa, T., Brewer, N. and Palmer, M. (2012). How a smiling face can cue familiarity and produce a mistaken eyewitness identification. In The Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Adelaide, Australia. The Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists.
Sauer, J., Brewer, N. and Palmer, M. (2011). The effects of encoding conditions on witnesses' regulation of grain size and the confidence-accuracy relationship. In 5th International Conference on Memory, York, England. 5th International Conference on Memory, York, England.
Drummond, A., Palmer, M.A. and Halsey, R.J. (2011). Deciding where to live: The role of heuristic cues in residency decisions. In 43rd Annual Experimental Psychology Conference. 43rd Annual Experimental Psychology Conference.
Palmer, M., Brewer, N. and Weber, N. (2011). Effects of performance feedback on response bias and discriminability in face recognition. In 9th Biennial Conference of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, New York, USA. 9th Biennial Conference of the society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition.
Brewer, N., Palmer, M.A., McKinnon, A.C. and Weber, N. (2010). Phenomenological reports diagnose accuracy of eyewitness identification decisions. In 20th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law. 20th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law.
Sauer, J., Brewer, N. and Palmer, M.A. (2010). The effects of witnesses' regulation of grain size and report option on the confidence-accuracy relationship. In American Psychology-Law Society Conference. American Psychology-Law Society Conference.
Palmer, M., Brewer, N. and Weber, N. (2008). Should eyewitnesses view multiple lineups? In 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Justice Research. 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Justice Research.
Palmer, M., Brewer, N. and Weber, N. (2008). Eyewitness identification responses to multiple lineups. In David Badcock, ed. The Abstracts of the 35th Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference. 35th Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference. pp. 92-92.
Brewer, N., Sauer, J. and Palmer, M. (2007). Exploring New Directions in Eyewitness Identification Tests. In XXXth International Congress of Law and Mental Health. 30th International Congress on Law and Mental Health. [online]. Available from: http://www.ialmh.org/Padua2007/Final_Program.doc.
Palmer, M., Brewer, N. and Weber, N. (2007). Using confidence and latency to discriminate correct from incorrect eyewitness identification decisions in a multiple-lineup task. In SARMAC VII: The Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. Seventh Biennial Conference of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition.
Palmer, M., Brewer, N. and Weber, N. (2006). One crime, one suspect, two decisions: Eyewitness identifications from target-present and target-absent lineups. In 33rd Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference. 33rd Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference.
Palmer, M., Brewer, N. and Weber, N. (2006). How do eyewitnesses respond when presented with both target-present and target-absent lineups. In 4th International Conference on Memory. 4th International Conference on Memory.
Brewer, N., McKinnon, A.C., Palmer, M. and Weber, N. (2005). Exploring eyewitness identification decision processes [Abstract]. In New horizons for psychology and law: 15th European Conference on Psychology and Law. 15th European Conference of Psychology and Law. [online]. Available from: http://www3.mruni.lt/~ecpl/download/Programme%20&%20Abstract%20Book%20June%205th.pdf.
Brewer, N., Palmer, M., McKinnon, A.C. and Weber, N. (2005). Decision processes underlying eyewitness identifications. In Proceedings of the American Psychology-Law Society. American Psychology-Law Society.
