The forensic confirmation bias: Problems, perspectives, and proposed solutions

As illustrated by the mistaken, high-profile fingerprint identification of Brandon Mayfield in the Madrid Bomber case, and consistent with a recent critique by the National Academy of Sciences (2009), it is clear that the forensic sciences are subject to contextual bias and fraught with error. In th...

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Published in:	Journal of applied research in memory and cognition Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 42 - 52
Main Authors:	Kassin, Saul M., Dror, Itiel E., Kukucka, Jeff
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Amsterdam Elsevier Science 01.03.2013 Elsevier Inc Elsevier Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
Subjects:	Applied psychology Biological and medical sciences Cognitive Bias Confirmation Bias Context effects Expectancy effects Forensic Evaluation Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Human Memory Miscellaneous Observers Primacy Effect Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Witnesses Context effects Confirmation bias Expectancy effects Context Human Justice Forensic science Cognition Review Expectation Cognitive bias
ISSN:	2211-3681, 2211-369X
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