Alcohol ‘narrows’ attention — which results in drunk witnesses producing less accurate facial composites

  • Alistair Harvey

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Alcohol intoxication can impair the ability of witnesses to properly recall a person’s facial characteristics, according to new research. The new findings support the alcohol myopia theory - that alcohol reduces a person’s attention to peripheral and non-distinct aspects of a situation.

Period11 Oct 2018

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  • TitleAlcohol ‘narrows’ attention — which results in drunk witnesses producing less accurate facial composites
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletPsyPost
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date11/10/18
    DescriptionAlcohol intoxication can impair the ability of witnesses to properly recall a person’s facial characteristics, according to new research. The new findings support the alcohol myopia theory — that alcohol reduces a person’s attention to peripheral and non-distinct aspects of a situation.
    Producer/AuthorEric W. Dolan
    URLhttps://www.psypost.org/2018/10/alcohol-narrows-attention-which-results-in-drunk-witnesses-producing-less-accurate-facial-composites-52291
    PersonsAlistair Harvey
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