Mock Jury Perceptions of Defendants Credibility
13 January 2018
This study aims to develop an understanding of people’s perceptions of defendants in a mock juror simulation. You will be asked to read a story or ‘vignette’ about an individual who has committed a crime and is in court for the offence. You will be given key information about the suspect’s history, behaviour in court and some excerpts of dialogue to contextualise the crime. Once you have read the vignette, you will be given a series of questions to answer about your perceptions of credibility.
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Ethical approval
This study has received ethical approval from the University of Bath Psychology ethics committee on January 9th 2018.
About the researcher
Myself and Imogen Marsall are both undergraduate psychology students at the University of Bath who are looking for people to take part in our dissertation project. We would both be very grateful to anyone who takes part.
