Research dealing with eyewitness testimony and related issues have been going on for decades. To this date there continues to be some debate as to the accurac

The independent variable in this experiment was the three conditions that each participant could be exposed to, which were: no eyewitness to crime, credible eyewitness, or discredited eyewitness. The dependent variable in this experiment consisted of the seven-point Likert Scale participants rated their built belief on, where 1 = absolute assurance of no guilt, 4 = confusion of guilt, and 7 = absolute assurance of guilt..

From researching other studies concerning eyewitness testimony and its relationship to the jury’s decision it is concluded that when there is an eyewitness the jury is more willing to return a guilty verdict. Eyewitness studies have been researched using many different vehicles, from Laboratory research to archival studies. A computer simulation is an adequate way of conducting this research for in other studies researchers have used videotapes and archived information to carry out this study. It is important to replica this study for eyewitness testimonies can determine either people’s freedom or their incarceration. It is key to ensure that various angles are studied, so that there can be a better understanding of eyewitness testimonies and their relationship to a jury’s decision. In light of previous research conducted on this subject matter, it is hypothesized that the presence of an eyewitness will increase the belief of guilt whether the witness is credible or not. It is further hypothesized that the “No Eyewitness” category would have the least belief in guilt’ the “Discredited Eyewitness” would have moderate belief in guilt, and the “Unrefuted Eyewitness” would have the highest belief in guilt.

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