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Mock juror interpretations of ecphoric confidence ratings
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Sauer, J and Brewer, N and Palmer, M, Mock juror interpretations of ecphoric confidence ratings, American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, 6-8 March, 2014, New Orleans, Louisiana (2014) [Conference Extract]
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Abstract
Can ecphoric confidence ratings help jurors evaluate eyewitness identification evidence? Compared to retrospective confidence ratings, ecphoric ratings provide additional information about witnesses’ ability to discriminate between identified suspects and fillers. Experiments 1 and 1a manipulated identification/suspect confidence (90% vs. 50%) and
discrimination information (good, poor, no information) betweenparticipants. Verdicts were influenced by suspect/identification confidence, but not discrimination information. However, within-participant manipulations of discrimination information (Experiment 2) affected verdicts. Thus, participants can utilise ecphoric confidence ratings, but may not intuit the discrimination information in isolation. Instructions on interpreting ecphoric ratings (Experiment 3) produced similar discrimination effects in a one-off (between-subjects) design.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Conference Extract |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Juror decision making, eyewitness identification evidence |
| Research Division: | Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |
| Research Group: | Psychology |
| Research Field: | Forensic Psychology |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Sauer, J (Dr Jim Sauer) |
| UTAS Author: | Palmer, M (Dr Matt Palmer) |
| ID Code: | 95957 |
| Year Published: | 2014 |
| Deposited By: | Psychology |
| Deposited On: | 2014-10-13 |
| Last Modified: | 2015-08-17 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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