{"id":736,"date":"2013-12-07T00:04:49","date_gmt":"2013-12-07T05:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/cogblog\/?p=736"},"modified":"2017-06-27T15:43:44","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T19:43:44","slug":"how-to-steal-exit-signs-and-escape-being-identified-by-eyewitnesses-satorical-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/cogblog\/2013\/12\/07\/how-to-steal-exit-signs-and-escape-being-identified-by-eyewitnesses-satorical-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"How to steal exit signs and escape being identified by eyewitnesses (A Satirical Post)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"steal-sign\"<\/a>Many say that college is the time to relax and make memories before the work begins and the soul dies. However, the average and uncreative college student<\/span><\/span> will spend these precious four years binge drinking cheap beer and making a mockery out of the fine sport that is Ping-Pong. I say, why aim for a hangover that will eventually leave you when you can have a stolen exit sign from the Alfond Complex that will be your lifetime companion? Yes, fellow Colby students, it\u2019s about time that we bring it up a notch and follow the philosophy of Nate Ruess from the indie band Fun, which encourages youth to \u201cset the world on fire.\u201d While you \u201cset the world on fire,\u201d it is best not to be seen by others. However, that is a hard feat to accomplish, as dorms are usually high traffic areas. It is best to expect the presence of witnesses to the crime and take the proper precautions. This how-to article will teach you the proper ways to steal exit signs while decreasing the chances of being identified by eyewitnesses.<\/p>\n

Eyewitness testimony plays a big role in many forensic cases and plays a big role in the courtroom, so it is an important thing to know about as a startup criminal. Luckily, many factors decrease the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. There are many factors that affect the accuracy of eyewitness testimony, which include perpetrator factors, witness factors, viewing conditions, delay intervals, post-event misinformation, and etc. In part one of this how-to article, I will talk about how to use your race to your advantage. The key is to use scapegoats. 75% of wrongful convictions were found in a review of DNA exonerations. Of those who were wrongfully committed 40% were involved with cross-race<\/span><\/span> identification. This how-to will teach you how to tap into this resource. In general, accuracy rates are lower for cross-race incidents. In this civilization where<\/span><\/span> being a minority is seen as a disadvantage, it\u2019s nice that there is an advantage after all. It will be your ticket to a new exit sign.<\/p>\n

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Here are ways you can decrease accuracy<\/span><\/span> of eyewitness testimony using your race:<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0\u00a0 Steal the exit sign in the presence of students of a difference<\/span><\/span> race<\/p>\n

This is of course a good idea, but how does this help you not get caught? Results in Horry and Wright (2008) gives<\/span><\/span> evidence that for cross-race recall, even when witnesses can remember the suspects face, their memory for where the face was seen is impaired when compared to same-race recall. It means that even if they saw your face, they will not be able to confidently place you in the Alfond Complex.<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0\u00a0 Steal the exit sign in a way that is as racially stereotypical as possible<\/p>\n

How will this help you? Results from Osborne and Davies (2013) suggests that when someone of a different race witnesses you committing a stereotypical crime, their memory for you will become more stereotypical. This means that their memory of your face will look less like your face and more like a stereotypical face of your race.<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0\u00a0 Steal the exit sign with accomplices of your own race<\/p>\n

Usually the extra accomplice will just add to your issues, but the addition of these friends will make you less memorable when witnessed by someone of another race. Pezdek<\/span><\/span>, O’Brien, and Corey Wasson (2011) found evidence that specifically for cross-race identification group conditions leads to a decrease in accuracy. When the group includes people of the same race that is more ideal.<\/p>\n

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I hope these tips help you on your journey to creating memories here in college!<\/p>\n

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Note<\/b>: This how-to article is meant to be satirical. Please do not take it seriously and steal an exit sign from the Alfond Complex or any other on-campus buildings. Though statistics and the findings from the articles are true, the interpretation is wrong. The truth of the matter is that eyewitness testimony for cross-races are less accurate, but in many studies this is not found to be caused by difference<\/span><\/span> between hit rates but instead due to increased false alarms in the cross-race condition. This means that more innocent people are put into jail because of mistakes made in cross-race<\/span><\/span> identification. Yes, this is definitely another disadvantage of being a minority race in the United States, but I hope this will further deter people from committing crimes, as it will lead to conviction<\/span><\/span> of innocent.<\/p>\n

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Hope, L. (2010). Eyewitness testimony. In G. J. Towl<\/span><\/span>, D. A. Crighton (Eds.) , Forensic psychology (pp. 160-177). Wiley-Blackwell.<\/p>\n

Pezdek, K., O’Brien, M., & Wasson, C. (2012). Cross-race (but not same-race) face identification is impaired by presenting faces in a group rather than individually. Law and Human Behavior, 36(<\/span><\/span>6), 488-495. doi<\/span><\/span>:<\/span><\/span>10.1037\/h0093933<\/p>\n

Osborne, D., & Davies, P. G. (2013). Eyewitness identifications are affected by stereotypes about a suspect\u2019s level of perceived stereotypicality<\/span><\/span>. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 16(<\/span><\/span>4), 488-504.<\/p>\n

Horry, R., & Wright, D. B. (2008). I know your face but not where I saw you: Context memory is impaired for other race faces. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 15(<\/span>3), 610-614. doi<\/span>:<\/span>10.3758\/PBR.15.3.610<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many say that college is the time to relax and make memories before the work begins and the soul dies. However, the average and uncreative college student will spend these precious four years binge drinking cheap beer and making a mockery out of the fine sport that is Ping-Pong. I say, why aim for a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4879,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[80215],"tags":[130349,1033],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/cogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/cogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/cogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/cogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4879"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/cogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=736"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/cogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":965,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/cogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/736\/revisions\/965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/cogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/cogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/cogblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}