The role of ulterior motives, inconsistencies, and details in unreliable jailhouse informant testimony

The present study explored whether the successful detection of a jailhouse informant's ulterior motives, inconsistencies in testimony, and knowledge of privileged crime details would influence verdict decisions. Undergraduate participants (N = 381, 218 females) listened to a trial transcript in...

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Authors: DeLoach, Danielle K. (Author) ; Bornstein, Brian H. (Author) ; Neuschatz, Jeffrey S. (Author) ; Wetmore, Stacy A. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Psychology, crime & law
Year: 2020, Volume: 26, Issue: 7, Pages: 667-686
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Jailhouse informant
Juror decision making
truth default theory