## Abstract Two studies demonstrate the influence of lawyers' complex questions on mockβwitness accuracy, confidence, and reaction times and on the interpretation of witness accuracy by mock jurors. In study one, 32 mock witnesses were shown a short film and then questioned either with lawyers' com
Lawyers' Questioning: The Effect of Confusing Questions on Witness Confidence and Accuracy
β Scribed by Mark R. Kebbell; Shane D. Johnson
- Book ID
- 110225761
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 70 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0147-7307
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