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Contextual Biases in the Interpretation of Auditory Evidence

Contextual Biases in the Interpretation of Auditory Evidence Noisy recordings of dialogue often serve as evidence in criminal proceedings. The present article explores the ability of two types of contextual information, currently present in the legal system, to bias subjective interpretations of such evidence. The present experiments demonstrate that the general context of the legal system and the presence of transcripts of the recorded speech are both able to bias interpretations of degraded & benign recordings into interpretable & incriminating. Furthermore we demonstrate a curse of knowledge whereby people become miscalibrated to the true quality of degraded recordings when provided transcripts. Current methods of dealing with auditory evidence are insufficient to mollify the effects of biasing information within the criminal justice system. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Law and Human Behavior Springer Journals

Contextual Biases in the Interpretation of Auditory Evidence

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Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2010 by American Psychology-Law Society/Division 41 of the American Psychological Association
Subject
Psychology; Law and Psychology; Community and Environmental Psychology; Personality and Social Psychology; Criminology & Criminal Justice
ISSN
0147-7307
eISSN
1573-661X
DOI
10.1007/s10979-010-9226-4
pmid
20411315
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Abstract

Noisy recordings of dialogue often serve as evidence in criminal proceedings. The present article explores the ability of two types of contextual information, currently present in the legal system, to bias subjective interpretations of such evidence. The present experiments demonstrate that the general context of the legal system and the presence of transcripts of the recorded speech are both able to bias interpretations of degraded & benign recordings into interpretable & incriminating. Furthermore we demonstrate a curse of knowledge whereby people become miscalibrated to the true quality of degraded recordings when provided transcripts. Current methods of dealing with auditory evidence are insufficient to mollify the effects of biasing information within the criminal justice system.

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Law and Human Behavior – Springer Journals

Published: Apr 22, 2010

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