The perceived credibility of repeated-event witnesses depends upon their veracity.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Deck, Sarah L. Paterson, Helen M.
Copyright Year	2021
Abstract	For repeated crimes like domestic violence and workplace bullying, the primary evidence is often the alleged victim’s testimony. Consequently, the perceived credibility of repeated event speakers can be pivotal to legal proceedings. In order to investigate perceptions of truthful and deceptive repeated-event speakers, undergraduate students observed interviews of speakers describing a single occurrence of an event that was either experienced or fabricated either once or multiple times. Some participants additionally read an expert statement on repeated-event memory. The effect of repetition on perceived credibility depended on the speaker’s veracity, enhancing the credibility of fabricators but diminishing the credibility of truth-tellers. The expert testimony was found to raise the perceived honesty and cognitive competence of the repeated-event speakers and thus could be a promising mechanism for enhancing perceived credibility in legal proceedings.
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Page Count	16
ISSN	13218719
Volume Number	29
DOI	10.1080/13218719.2021.1956382
PubMed Central reference number	PMC9318215
Issue Number	4
PubMed reference number	35903504
Journal	Psychiatry, Psychology, and Law [Psychiatr Psychol Law]
e-ISSN	19341687
Language	English
Publisher	Routledge
Publisher Date	2021-09-29
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	© 2021 The Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
Subject Keyword	credibility repeated events memory deception detection eyewitness testimony credibility assessment decision making
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Law Psychology Pathology and Forensic Medicine Psychiatry and Mental Health