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arabera Geraldine Pearce 12 years ago

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Penrod and Cutler

Research focused on jurors' reliance on witness confidence in a trial setting. Participants, including both undergraduates and experienced jurors, watched a videotape of a robbery trial where various conditions were manipulated, such as weapon visibility, suspect disguise, retention interval, and witness confidence.

Penrod and Cutler

Penrod and Cutler

Results

67% convicted when witness was 100% sure
60% convicted when witness was 80% sure
Only significant effect was witness confidence

Participants

Eligible and experienced jurors
Undergraduates

Conclusion

Jurors' trust in confidence is indiminished
Confidence is a poor predictor of witness accuracy

Procedure

Participants had to decide if robber was found guilty or not
Participants experienced either high or low variable conditions on a random basis
10 variables altogether
4 of the variables

Witness confidence

80% confident

100% confident

Retention interval

2 days

14 days

Weapon focus

LOW: Weapon visible

HIGH: Weapon clearly brandished

Suspect in discuise

LOW: Minimal disguise

HIGH: Heavily disguised

Witness testified either 80% or 100% sure she identified the robber
videotape of robbery trial

Methodology

Independent measures design
Mock-trial scenario
Experiment