Brewer & Wells (2006)

The confidence-accuracy relationship in eyewitness identification: Effects of lineup instructions, foil similarity, and target-absent base rates.

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 12(1), 11-30

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Brewer, N., & Wells, G. L. (2006). The confidence-accuracy relationship in eyewitness identification: Effects of lineup instructions, foil similarity, and target-absent base rates. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 12(1), 11-30. https://doi.org/10.1037/1076-898x.12.1.11

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Confidence Calibration Metacognition

Measured in humans

In an eyewitness version with 1,200 adults, confidence was calibrated with accuracy for people who picked someone from the lineup but not for those who rejected it