Mario Baldassari

Mario Baldassari is an Assistant Professor of Psychology specializing in experimental cognitive psychology. His research examines eyewitness memory, classroom memory, metacognition, attention, and decision-making processes.

His primary research interests include:

• Eyewitness memory accuracy and distortion
• Classroom applications of memory research
• Metacognition and metamemory processes
• Attention mechanisms in memory formation
• Decision-making biases in legal contexts

His recent publications investigate factors affecting eyewitness identification accuracy, including pre-event instructions, decision biases, and co-witness influences. This research has implications for legal proceedings and police lineup procedures.