Persuading a Jury - Pennington & Hastie Flashcards
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Pp
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130 university students, USA, paid
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Aim
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Investigate best way to present case
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RM
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Lab experiment
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Procedure
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Split into 4 groups, listened to tape recording of trial, answered questions, told to reach verdict and rate confidence on a 5 point scale
- story order condition = natural order
- witness order condition = most important things at beg and end
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Results
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Confidence was highest in story order with less guilty verdicts, confidence was lowest in witness order with more guilty verdicts
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Conclusion
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Show the persuasive effect of presenting cases in story order
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Title
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Effect of order on testimony
