The dark side of easy questions: Early confidence can sway jurors

There is little that’s more powerful in a courtroom than a confident witness who points a finger at the defendant and says “he did it” with great confidence. Unfortunately, a large body of evidence tells us that eyewitnesses—no matter how honest and confident—are not always reliable. Recent research addresses subtle ways in which witness confidence might be boosted, which in turn affects jurors' judgments of credibility.

Source: Psychonomic Society News - October 23, 2015 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: news