Dixon: Impact Of Fmri Scans Flashcards
1
Q
Weisberg (2008) main idea:
A
How lie detectors/ fmri scans in court may affect jury decisions
2
Q
How many pps in study?
A
330 American uni students
3
Q
What was the trial about?
A
An account of a criminal trial where defendant was accused of killing his wife and her lover
4
Q
Conditions:
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- Fmri scan (frontal lobe has increased activation when talking about killing wife)
- polygraph readings/ thermal imaging
- or not lie detection at all
5
Q
What did they find?
A
Fmri was more likely to produce guiltily verdict.
However when told limitations of fmri, less likely to produce guilty verdict
6
Q
Bad points:
A
-Ethical issues- info from mock trail could be distressing.
