Methodology matters: comparing sample types and data collection methods in a juror decision-making study on the influence of defendant race

Researchers have expressed concerns that using online and/or student samples in juror decision-making studies significantly diminishes the trustworthiness of results. The purpose of this study was to test whether these samples might yield different demographics, attentiveness to a trial stimulus, an...

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Main Author: Maeder, Evelyn M. (Author)
Contributors: McManus, Laura A. ; Yamamoto, Susan
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Psychology, crime & law
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