Cognitive Bias and Blindness: A Global Survey of Forensic Science Examiners

Exposure to irrelevant contextual information prompts confirmation-biased judgments of forensic science evidence (Kassin, Dror, & Kukucka, 2013). Nevertheless, some forensic examiners appear to believe that blind testing is unnecessary. To assess forensic examiners' beliefs about the scope...

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Published in:	Journal of applied research in memory and cognition Vol. 6; no. 4; pp. 452 - 459
Main Authors:	Kukucka, Jeff, Kassin, Saul M., Zapf, Patricia A., Dror, Itiel E.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washigton Elsevier Science 01.12.2017 Elsevier Inc Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
Subjects:	Bias blind spot Blind testing Blindsight Cognitive Bias Confirmation Bias Decision Making Expert decision-making Female Forensic Evaluation Forensic science Human Judgment Male Bias blind spot Blind testing Confirmation bias Forensic science Expert decision-making
ISSN:	2211-3681, 2211-369X
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