Dr Ruth Horry

I am interested in memory, and how people make decisions based upon their memorial experiences. I have an interest in ‘basic’ face recognition/perception, as well as a more applied interest in eyewitness identification. I am also interested in metacognition – i.e., ‘thinking about thinking’ – particularly as it relates to the confidence people express about their memory-based decisions, and the relationship that confidence has to accuracy.

Areas of Expertise

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Memory
  • Eyewitness Identification
  • Face Recognition

Publications

  1. & (2016). The grain-size lineup: A test of a novel eyewitness identification procedure.. Law and Human Behavior 40(2), 147-158.
  2. & (2016). How target–lure similarity shapes confidence judgments in multiple-alternative decision tasks.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General 145(12), 1615-1634.
  3. & (2017). Are Portrait Artists Superior Face Recognizers? Limited Impact of Adult Experience on Face Recognition Ability.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance
  4. & (2015). The other-race effect in perception and recognition: Insights from the complete composite task.. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance 41(2), 508-524.
  5. & (2015). The effects of allowing a second sequential lineup lap on choosing and probative value.. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law 21(2), 121-133.

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Teaching

  • PSY319 Final Year Independent Research Project

    Students conduct an independent research project under the supervision of a member of staff. The research topic is decided in conjunction with supervisors and Research topics. Students must obtain ethical approval, design, conduct, analyse and write up a piece of research in order to achieve Graduate Basis for Chartership with the British Psychological Society (BPS).

  • PSY320 Dissertation

    This optional module provides students with the opportunity to conduct an extended literature review to discover what is currently known about an interesting, but less well known, area of psychology that is not taught as part of the psychology curriculum in Level 5 or 6. Students work independently, guided by their dissertation supervisor, to research a topic of their choice. In recent years students have written dissertations about `political psychology¿, `positive psychology¿ `why people take part in extreme sports¿, `does cannabis use cause schizophrenia¿ and many other diverse lines of enquiry.

  • PSY325 Independent Research Project - Joint Honours

    Students conduct an independent research project under the supervision of a member of staff. Students must obtain ethical approval, design, conduct, analyse and write up a piece of research in order to achieve Graduate Basis for Chartership with the British Psychological Society.

Supervision

  • The Influence of Psychopathy on Juror Decision-making (current)

    Student name:
    PhD
    Other supervisor: Dr Claire Williams

  • Assessing the validity, utility and value of individual case formulation in the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway (current)

    Student name:
    PhD
    Other supervisor: Prof Jason Davies

  • Mock jury perceptions of defendants with acquired brain injury (current)

    Student name:
    PhD
    Other supervisor: Dr Claire Williams

External Responsibilities

  • Member, Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition

    2018 - Present

  • Member, American Psychology-Law Society

    2018 - Present

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