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Banknote verification relies on vision, feel and a single second

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  • Frank van der Horst
  • Jelle Miedema
  • Joshua Snell
  • Jan Theeuwes

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Central banks incorporate various security features in their banknotes to enable the general public, retailers, professional cash handlers and central banks to detect counterfeits. In this study we conducted two field experiments to test the extent to which euro banknotes can be authenticated as a function of exposure time and perceptual modality. In addition we investigated if these effects are moderated by expertise. In both experiments, the counterfeit banknotes were actual counterfeits taken out of circulation.

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  • Frank van der Horst & Jelle Miedema & Joshua Snell & Jan Theeuwes, 2020. "Banknote verification relies on vision, feel and a single second," Working Papers 680, DNB.
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    1. Frank van der Horst & Joshua Snell & Jan Theeuwes, 2021. "Enhancing banknote authentication by guiding attention to security features and prevalence expectancy," Working Papers 716, DNB.

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    Keywords

    attention; decision-making; change blindness; gist; sight; touch; authentication; banknotes; counterfeits;
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    JEL classification:

    • E40 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - General
    • E41 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Demand for Money
    • E50 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - General
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies

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