Legal professionals use an implicit checklist to assess expert witness credibility

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Deonaran, M., Russell, Y.I. and Dhami, M. 2026. Legal professionals use an implicit checklist to assess expert witness credibility. Behavioral Sciences & the Law. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.70089
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TitleLegal professionals use an implicit checklist to assess expert witness credibility
AuthorsDeonaran, M., Russell, Y.I. and Dhami, M.
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In a court of law, some forms of evidence are too technical to interpret without the help of an expert witness. However, expert testimony sometimes leads to wrongful conviction. We used an online survey to quantitatively compare how legal professionals (n = 122) and lay people (n = 109) understood what makes an expert witness credible. Both groups rated the importance of 22 criteria describing a hypothetical expert either in positive terms (e.g. “...has peer reviewed publications…”) or negative terms (e.g. “...not licensed or accredited…”). Nine criteria showed significant differences between groups, and for other criteria, there was agreement. Compared to lay people, legal professionals placed more importance on criteria such as domain expertise (knowledge in one’s field), and ability to answer the legal question at hand. It appears that legal professionals have refined credibility assessments potentially due to their education, knowledge of policy and guidance, and first-hand experience.

Sustainable Development Goals16 Peace, justice and strong institutions
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JournalBehavioral Sciences & the Law
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Phelps, S. and Russell, Y. 2015. Economic drivers of biological complexity. Adaptive Behavior. 23 (3), pp. 315-326. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059712315593607
A scientific approach to countering the terrorist threat
Dhami, M. 2014. A scientific approach to countering the terrorist threat. in: Cole, J. and Pantucci, R. (ed.) STFC/RUSI.
Racial disparities, judge characteristics, and standards of review in sentencing: comment
Dhami, M. 2015. Racial disparities, judge characteristics, and standards of review in sentencing: comment. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE). 171 (1), pp. 48-52.
Predicting verdicts using pre-trial attitudes and standard of proof
Lundrigan, S., Dhami, M. and Mueller-Johnson, K. 2013. Predicting verdicts using pre-trial attitudes and standard of proof. Legal and Criminological Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.12043
Normative and descriptive models of military decisions to deploy precision strike capabilities
Banks, A. and Dhami, M. 2014. Normative and descriptive models of military decisions to deploy precision strike capabilities. Military Psychology. 26 (1), pp. 33-43. https://doi.org/10.1037/mil0000028
Lawyer and nonlawyer susceptibility to framing effects in out-of-court civil litigation settlement
Belton, I., Thomson, M. and Dhami, M. 2014. Lawyer and nonlawyer susceptibility to framing effects in out-of-court civil litigation settlement. Journal of Empirical Legal Studies. 11 (3), pp. 578-600. https://doi.org/10.1111/jels.12050
Quasirational models of sentencing
Dhami, M., Belton, I. and Goodman-Delahunty, J. 2015. Quasirational models of sentencing. Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition. 4 (3), pp. 239-247. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jarmac.2014.07.009
Improving the communication of uncertainty in climate science and intelligence analysis
Ho, E., Budescu, D., Dhami, M. and Mandel, D. 2015. Improving the communication of uncertainty in climate science and intelligence analysis. Behavioral Science & Policy. 1 (2), pp. 43-55. https://doi.org/10.1353/bsp.2015.0015
Improving intelligence analysis with decision science
Dhami, M., Mandel, D., Mellers, B. and Tetlock, P. 2015. Improving intelligence analysis with decision science. Perspectives on Psychological Science. 10 (6), pp. 753-757. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691615598511
Instructions on reasonable doubt: defining the standard of proof and the juror's task
Dhami, M., Lundrigan, S. and Mueller-Johnson, K. 2015. Instructions on reasonable doubt: defining the standard of proof and the juror's task. Psychology, Public Policy and Law. 21 (2), pp. 169-178. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000038
Standards and best practices in digital and multimedia forensics
Li, S., Dhami, M. and Ho, A. 2015. Standards and best practices in digital and multimedia forensics. in: Ho, A. and Li, S. (ed.) Handbook of Digital Forensics of Multimedia Data and Devices Wiley. pp. 38-93
Mood, expertise, analogy, and ritual: an experiment using the five-disk Tower of Hanoi
Russell, Y., Gobet, F. and Whitehouse, H. 2016. Mood, expertise, analogy, and ritual: an experiment using the five-disk Tower of Hanoi. Religion, Brain and Behavior. 6 (1), pp. 67-87. https://doi.org/10.1080/2153599X.2014.921861
Prehistoric stone tools, chess expertise, and cognitive evolution: an experiment about recognising features in flint debitage
Russell, Y. 2014. Prehistoric stone tools, chess expertise, and cognitive evolution: an experiment about recognising features in flint debitage. Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) Conference. University of Manchester
Psychological perspectives on military decisions to deployprecision strike capabilities
Banks, A. and Dhami, M. 2014. Psychological perspectives on military decisions to deployprecision strike capabilities. in: Aaronson, M., Aslam, W., Dyson, T. and Rauxloh, R. (ed.) Precision Strike Warfare and International Intervention: Strategic, Ethico-Legal and Decisional Implications Routledge. pp. 173-187
Interviewing high value detainees: securing cooperation and disclosures
Goodman-Delahunty, J., Martschuk, N. and Dhami, M. 2014. Interviewing high value detainees: securing cooperation and disclosures. Applied Cognitive Psychology. 28 (6), pp. 883-897. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3087
Simply criminal: predicting burglars' occupancy decisions with a simple heuristic
Snook, B., Dhami, M. and Kavanagh, J. 2011. Simply criminal: predicting burglars' occupancy decisions with a simple heuristic. Law and Human Behavior. 35 (4), pp. 316-326. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10979-010-9238-0
Challenges to establishing volunteer‐run, community‐based restorative justice programs
Dhami, M. and Joy, P. 2007. Challenges to establishing volunteer‐run, community‐based restorative justice programs. Contemporary Justice Review. 10 (1), pp. 9-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/10282580601157455
Crime as risk taking
Dhami, M. and Mandel, D. 2012. Crime as risk taking. Psychology, Crime and Law. 18 (4), pp. 389-403. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2010.498423
Take-the-best in expert-novice decision strategies for residential burglary
Garcia-Retamero, R. and Dhami, M. 2009. Take-the-best in expert-novice decision strategies for residential burglary. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review. 16 (1), pp. 163-169. https://doi.org/10.3758/PBR.16.1.163
How do you measure pleasure? A discussion about intrinsic costs and benefits in primate allogrooming
Russell, Y. and Phelps, S. 2013. How do you measure pleasure? A discussion about intrinsic costs and benefits in primate allogrooming. Biology and Philosophy. 28 (6), pp. 1005-1020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10539-013-9372-4
What is counterintuitive? Religious cognition and natural expectation
Russell, Y. and Gobet, F. 2013. What is counterintuitive? Religious cognition and natural expectation. Review of Philosophy and Psychology. 4, pp. 715-749. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13164-013-0160-5
A rabbit’s tail: conspicuous rump patch causes predator confusion
Semmann, D., Capelle, T. and Russell, Y. 2013. A rabbit’s tail: conspicuous rump patch causes predator confusion. Behaviour 2013: International Ethological Conference.. Newcastle, UK
On avoiding framing effects in experienced decision makers
Garcia-Retamero, R. and Dhami, M. 2013. On avoiding framing effects in experienced decision makers. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. 66 (4), pp. 829-842. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2012.727836
Sinuosity and the affect grid: a method for adjusting repeated mood scores
Russell, Y. and Gobet, F. 2012. Sinuosity and the affect grid: a method for adjusting repeated mood scores. Perceptual and Motor Skills. 114 (1), pp. 125-136. https://doi.org/10.2466/03.28.PMS.114.1.125-136
Euphoria versus dysphoria: differential cognitive roles in religion?
Russell, Y., Dunbar, R. and Gobet, F. 2011. Euphoria versus dysphoria: differential cognitive roles in religion? in: Masmoudi, S., Dai, D. and Naceur, A. (ed.) Attention, Representation, and Human Performance: Integration of Cognition, Emotion, and Motivation Psychology Press. pp. 147-165
Prehistoric stone tools, chess expertise, and cognitive evolution: an experiment about recognizing features in flint debitage
Russell, Y. 2011. Prehistoric stone tools, chess expertise, and cognitive evolution: an experiment about recognizing features in flint debitage. Journal of Evolutionary Psychology. 9 (3), pp. 249-269. https://doi.org/10.1556/JEP.9.2011.3.3
Pictures speak louder than numbers: on communicating medical risks to immigrants with limited non-native language proficiency
Garcia-Retamero, R. and Dhami, M. 2011. Pictures speak louder than numbers: on communicating medical risks to immigrants with limited non-native language proficiency. Health Expectations. 14, pp. 46-57. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1369-7625.2011.00670.x
First-time and recurrent inmates' experiences of imprisonment
Souza, K. and Dhami, M. 2010. First-time and recurrent inmates' experiences of imprisonment. Criminal Justice and Behavior. 37 (12), pp. 1330-1342. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854810379969
Third-party grooming in a captive chimpanzee group
Russell, Y. 2010. Third-party grooming in a captive chimpanzee group. Primates. 51 (1), pp. 79-82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-009-0158-x
On measuring quantitative interpretations of reasonable doubt
Dhami, M. 2008. On measuring quantitative interpretations of reasonable doubt. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied. 14 (4), pp. 353-363. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0013344
Image scoring in great apes
Russell, Y., Call, J. and Dunbar, R. 2008. Image scoring in great apes. Behavioural Processes. 78 (1), pp. 108-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2007.10.009
Reputations and polyadic interactions among great apes
Russell, Y. 2007. Reputations and polyadic interactions among great apes. PhD thesis University of Liverpool https://doi.org/10.17638/03186101