Variations in reliability and validity do not influence judge, attorney, and mock juror decisions about psychological expert evidence

Objective: We tested whether the reliability and validity of psychological testing underlying an expert's opinion influenced judgments made by judges, attorneys, and mock jurors. Hypotheses: We predicted that the participants would judge the expert's evidence more positively when it had hi...

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Main Authors: Chorn, J.A (Author), Kovera, M.B (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Psychological Association Inc. 2019
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