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predecisional distortion: a standalone construct

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Psychology and law

jurors' tendency to read each new piece of evidence as supporting whichever verdict they already lean toward during the trial.

In psychology and law, predecisional distortion refers to jurors' tendency to read each new piece of evidence as supporting whichever verdict they already lean toward during the trial. This meaning comes from Carlson (2001) in Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied.[1]

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Carlson, K. A., & Russo, J. E. (2001). Biased interpretation of evidence by mock jurors. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 7(2), 91-103. https://doi.org/10.1037/1076-898x.7.2.91

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