Witness Appeal

KeyStudy2:Penrod & Cutler-The effect of witness confidence on jurors' assessment of eyewitness evidence.

Aim:to examine several factors -including self confidence-that jurors might consider when evaluating eyewitness identification evidence.

Procedure:

• showing a videotaped mock trail of a robbery to participants.
• participants included undergraduated students and experienced jurors.
• 10 independant variables but the main focus was witness confidence.
• …