title: Unloading the hired gun: Inoculation effects in expert witness testimony.
abstract: The current study investigated the efficacy of inoculation as a trial strategy designed to counter mock jurors' perceptions that an expert is a hired gun in a criminal trial. The effect of narrative and fragmented expert responses to cross-examination questions was also examined. The significant results were that not using inoculation led to higher ratings of expert knowledge compared to other conditions. Response style did not make a difference in the criminal setting. Implications of these results regarding "hired gun" expert witnesses and courtroom persuasion are discussed.
authors: The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
authors: Mitchell H
authors: MH
authors: Ziemke
authors: The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA.
authors: Stanley L
authors: SL
authors: Brodsky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D003657:Decision Making; D005104:Expert Testimony; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033222:Judicial Role; D008297:Male; D010565:Persuasive Communication; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012938:Social Perception; D015144:Southeastern United States; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Expert witness; Hired gun; Inoculation; Persuasion; Testimony