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The impact of expert testimony on jurors' decisions: Gender of the expert and testimony complexity
Schuller, R. A., Terry, D. and McKimmie, B. (2005-06) The impact of expert testimony on jurors' decisions: Gender of the expert and testimony complexity. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 35 6: 1266-1280.
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| Author(s) |
Schuller, R. A.
Terry, D.
McKimmie, B.
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| Title |
The impact of expert testimony on jurors' decisions: Gender of the expert and testimony complexity
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| Journal name |
Journal of Applied Social Psychology
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| Publication date |
2005-06
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| Volume number |
35
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| Issue number |
6
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| ISSN |
0021-9029
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| Start page |
1266
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| End page |
1280
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| Total pages |
15
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| Publisher |
Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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| Language |
en
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| Abstract |
The present study investigated whether people used the gender of an expert witness as a heuristic cue to evaluate the evidence presented by the expert. Specifically, the gender of
the expert and the complexity of the expert's testimony (low, high) were varied systematically within a simulated civil trial involving an antitrust price-fixing agreement. It was expected that the
male expert would be more persuasive than the female expert, but only when the testimony presented was complex. As predicted, this interaction was revealed across a range of dependent measures.
Somewhat unexpected was the finding of a female expert advantage in the low-complexity condition. The implications of these findings are discussed.
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| Keyword(s) |
Psychology, Social
Jury Instructions
Persuasion
Determinant
Comprehensibility
Stereotypes
Cues
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| Additional Notes |
This is an author version of an article originally published as: Regina A. Schuller, Deborah Terry, and Blake McKimmie (2005). The Impact of Expert Testimony on Jurors’ Decisions: Gender
of the Expert and Testimony Complexity. Journal of Applied Social Psychology (35) 6: 1266-1280. doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02170.x Copyright 2005 Blackwell Publishing. All rights
reserved.
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