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Persuading a Jury - Cutler Flashcards

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538 psychology students, extra credit

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Aim

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Investigate whether hearing from expert witness will affect jurors decision

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Lab experiment

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Saw video of robbery trial, completed questionnaire containing DVs = verdict, memory test and confidence, IVs included witnessing identifying conditions (poor = robber disguised, good = robber not disguised) and expert opinion on some of the trials

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Good witnessing identifying condition = more guilty verdicts, more guilty verdict with expert witness opinion

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When jurors hear expert witness they have more confidence in witness identification

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Persuasion - use of expert witness

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