Prime suspect: An examination of factors that aggravate and counteract confirmation bias in criminal investigations.

2009/11/01 by Barbara O'Brien, Barbara O’Brien · 1 citation
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Clinical psychology #Criminology #Deception detection and forensic psychology #Jury Decision Making Processes #Psychology #Social and Intergroup Psychology #Social psychology #Suspect

paper · doi:10.1037/a0017881

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• Confirmation bias [wikipedia]