Sigler and Couch’s (2002) study replicated Loftus (1974). The study examined the effect of discredited eyewitness. The study used 192 college students between the ages of 18 and 21 to participate in a mock trial. The students that volunteered received course credit. Upon arrival, each student was read the instructions explaining the procedure, and signed informed consent forms. The jurors were instructed to read the scenario and specify their verdicts by checking guilty or not guilty.
Those who were given inconclusive evidence, and in addition an eyewitness testimony was more likely to vote guilty. Those who were just given thorough evidence, and thorough evidence with an eyewitness testimony and a discredited eyewitness testimony were more
Those who were given inconclusive evidence, and in addition an eyewitness testimony was more likely to vote guilty. Those who were just given thorough evidence, and thorough evidence with an eyewitness testimony and a discredited eyewitness testimony were more