Witness Appeal - Penrod & Cutler Flashcards
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Pp
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Students
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Aim
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Examine factors including confidence that jurors use to evaluate EWT
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RM
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Lab experiment
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Procedure
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Split into 2 groups, shown videotape of robbery trail, included EWT - witness said they were 80% confident in group 1 and 100% confident in group 2 they had identified the robber correctly, pp had to reach verdict
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Results
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Witness confidence was the only difference between the 2 groups = more guilty verdicts with 100% witness confidence
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Conclusion
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Jurors trust confidence of witness
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Title
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Witness confidence
