TY - JOUR
T1 - The Psychologist and the Psychiatrist as Expert Witnesses
T2 - Perceived Credibility and Influence
AU - Greenberg, Jeff
AU - Wursten, April
PY - 1988/8
Y1 - 1988/8
N2 - We assessed the relative perceptions and influences of MD and PhD expert witnesses. Subjects in favor of or against the insanity defense and with strong or weak issue involvement read a transcript of a burglary and assault case in which either (a) a PhD testified for the defense and an MD testified for the prosecution or (b) an MD testified for the defense and a PhD testified for the prosecution. Verdicts, general attitude measures, and specific witness credibility evaluations indicated a medical bias, primarily in the PhD-defense/MD-prosecution condition. Limitations and implications are discussed.
AB - We assessed the relative perceptions and influences of MD and PhD expert witnesses. Subjects in favor of or against the insanity defense and with strong or weak issue involvement read a transcript of a burglary and assault case in which either (a) a PhD testified for the defense and an MD testified for the prosecution or (b) an MD testified for the defense and a PhD testified for the prosecution. Verdicts, general attitude measures, and specific witness credibility evaluations indicated a medical bias, primarily in the PhD-defense/MD-prosecution condition. Limitations and implications are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1037/0735-7028.19.4.373
DO - 10.1037/0735-7028.19.4.373
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0013147043
SN - 0735-7028
VL - 19
SP - 373
EP - 378
JO - Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
JF - Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
IS - 4
ER -