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“Perception and Expert Biases – Analyzing Testimony and Critiquing Opinions" Lunch & Learn - Live Webinar
Thursday, August 06, 2020, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
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This OACTA Webinar is brought to you by Exponent!

Join Suzy Smyth, Ph.D., P.E., CFI, CVFI, and Christy Cloninger, Ph.D., as they discuss how biases affect witness testimony and expert investigations with a focus on critiquing expert methodology using the concepts of expectation and confirmation bias. Witness testimony may conflict with physical evidence, other witnesses, and past testimony. We will discuss the science of witness perception and memory as well as present a framework for systematically addressing contradictions. Experts may also be subject to biases affecting their investigative methodologies. We will discuss expectation and confirmation biases, their appearance in standards (such as NFPA 921), and their use in critiquing expert opinions.

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