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feature detection theory

feature detection theory Feature detection theory, in this context, is the idea that people making an eyewitness lineup decision compare faces by noticing which features are shared across lineup members and which are not.

Feature detection theory, in this context, is the idea that people making an eyewitness lineup decision compare faces by noticing which features are shared across lineup members and which are not. It proposes that non-shared features matter most because they provide the distinguishing information needed to tell one face from the others.