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Numerous studies suggest that when scientific evidence is presented in a trial, jurors regard that evidence as more credible than they would if they had encountered the same evidence outside of the courtroom context. Legal theorists have hypothesized that this effect is primarily due to the fact that judges prescreen scientific evidence and allow only credible scientific evidence to be presented in the courtroom.
8.
Which one of the following would be most useful to know in order to evaluate the legal theorists’ hypothesis?
a
whether jurors typically know that judges have appraised the scientific evidence presented at trial
b
whether jurors' reactions to scientific evidence presented at trial are influenced by other members of the jury
c
how jurors determine the credibility of an expert witness who is presenting scientific evidence in a trial
d
whether jurors typically draw upon their own scientific knowledge when weighing scientific evidence presented at trial
e
how jurors respond to situations in which different expert witnesses give conflicting assessments of scientific evidence