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How Reliable is Eyewitness Testimony?
    1. How Persuasive is Eyewitness Testimony?
    2. How Accurate are Eyewitnesses?
    3. The Misinformation Effect
    4. Retelling
    5. Feedback to Witnesses
    6. Reducing Error
  1. Train Police Interviewers
  2. Minimize False Lineup Identifications
  3. Educate Jurors
What Other Factors Influence Juror Judgments?
    1. The Defendant’s Characteristics
  1. Physical Attractiveness
  2. Similarity to Jurors
    2. The Judge’s Instructions
    3. Other Issues
What Influences the Individual Juror?
    1. Juror Comprehension
  1. Understanding Instructions
  2. Understanding Statistical Information
  3. Increasing Jurors’ Understanding
    2. Jury Selection
    3. “Death-Qualified” Jurors
How Do Group Influences Affect Juries?
    1. Minority Influence
    2. Group Polarization
    3. Leniency
    4. Are 12 Heads Better than 1?
    5. Are 6 Heads as Good as 12?
From Lab to Life: Simulated and Real Juries
    Personal Postscript: Thinking Smart with Psychological Science





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