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Doug Keene has a doctoral degree in Psychology and has worked as a trial consultant for the past 15 years. He is Past President of the American Society of Trial Consultants and has a full-service trial consulting practice. Twitter: @keenetrial
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- August 26, 2016
- 07:02 AM
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Juvenile offenders, divorce likelihood, assessing conscious awareness and myth-busting in 2016
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
Here’s another collection of tidbits that did not stimulate full posts but that we found interesting enough to share with you so that you can investigate them more for yourself if you so desire. While this post contains more serious information than we usually share in these sorts of posts, it is useful information to […]
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Myth-busting: ”Today’s adults have a shorter attention span than a goldfish”
So is that juvenile offender a “wayward youth” or a “superpr........ Read more »
Gibson, R., Chennu, S., Fernández-Espejo, D., Naci, L., Owen, A., & Cruse, D. (2016) Somatosensory attention identifies both overt and covert awareness in disorders of consciousness. Annals of Neurology. DOI: 10.1002/ana.24726
- August 22, 2016
- 07:02 AM
- 117 views
Listen up, HR folks! There are ‘good’ psychopaths for you to hire!
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
How to hire the "good psychopath"? ... Read more »
Schutte, N., Blickle, G., Frieder, R., Wihler, A., Schnitzler, F., Heupel, J., & Zettler, I. (2015) The Role of Interpersonal Influence in Counterbalancing Psychopathic Personality Trait Facets at Work. Journal of Management. DOI: 10.1177/0149206315607967
- August 17, 2016
- 07:02 AM
- 123 views
Slow motion videos and juror perception of time for intentional acts
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
New research tells us you may not want to have slow motion videos played at trial if you are the defense attorney. However, if you are the prosecutor—push hard for that video! It’s really a simple lesson: when jurors see slowed down footage of an event, they are more likely to think the person on […]
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Do you want to make your juror “think fast”?
“Aggression genes”, Asperger’s and Absolution (for criminal acts)
Trustworthiness, real adulthood, cat videos and h........ Read more »
Caruso, E., Burns, Z., & Converse, B. (2016) Slow motion increases perceived intent. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 201603865. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1603865113
- August 4, 2016
- 07:02 AM
- 232 views
Attribute amnesia, uninterrupted eye contact, fMRI bugs, and women driven out of STEM careers
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
Here are a few articles that did not act as a catalyst to stimulate an entire post but that tweaked our fancy enough that we wanted to share them with you. Think of them as “rescue items” if you have social anxiety and want to seem scintillating….or something like that. So have you seen this […]
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Ten minutes of uninterrupted eye contact causes hallucinations and other important things
Women as Expert Witnesses: The good, the sad, and the ugly
Science knowledge, ob........ Read more »
Chen H, & Wyble B. (2015) Amnesia for object attributes: failure to report attended information that had just reached conscious awareness. Psychological Science, 26(2), 203-10. PMID: 25564523
Binetti, N., Harrison, C., Coutrot, A., Johnston, A., & Mareschal, I. (2016) Pupil dilation as an index of preferred mutual gaze duration. Royal Society Open Science, 3(7), 160086. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.160086
- July 1, 2016
- 07:02 AM
- 110 views
Identifying deception: “Look for indirect cues”
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
Here is some new research that says while we cannot identify liars through our intuition — there are ways we can increase our ability to identify liars. Most of you know that successful lie detection is not something at which the majority of us are skilled. New research suggests a way to improve deception detection […]
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Does familiarity improve our skill at identifying liars?
Four nonverbal behaviors that point to deception
Deception Detection: The latest on what we know........ Read more »
Street CN, & Richardson DC. (2015) The focal account: Indirect lie detection need not access unconscious, implicit knowledge. Journal of Experimental Psychology. Applied, 21(4), 342-55. PMID: 26301728
- June 17, 2016
- 07:02 AM
- 195 views
Will checking your DNA for ancestry information make you more racist?
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
In a word, maybe. Apparently, it all depends on whether your focus is on differences between you and others or similarities when it comes to genetic makeup. The researchers had Jewish and Arab participants read a new articles which (naturally) cited a scientific article reporting either high genetic similarities or high genetic differences between Jews […]
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Can you identify racist jurors by asking if they watch local TV news?
Racist roads not taken and prejudice-based agg........ Read more »
Kimel, S., Huesmann, R., Kunst, J., & Halperin, E. (2016) Living in a Genetic World: How Learning About Interethnic Genetic Similarities and Differences Affects Peace and Conflict. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 42(5), 688-700. DOI: 10.1177/0146167216642196
- June 13, 2016
- 07:02 AM
- 296 views
Maladaptive daydreaming: The next legal defense theory?
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
Remember Walter Mitty? He was a fictional character who escaped his dull day-to-day existence by constructing elaborate daydreams wherein he was the hero rather than a wallflower. Well, apparently Walter was not so unusual. There are people who spend as much as 60% of their time lost in daydreams. These are people who realize their […]
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Can you trust the results of forensic evaluations on legal sanity?
Legal decisions that tick jurors off
Will your genetic defense for that........ Read more »
Bigelsen J, Lehrfeld JM, Jopp DS, & Somer E. (2016) Maladaptive daydreaming: Evidence for an under-researched mental health disorder. Consciousness and Cognition, 254-66. PMID: 27082138
- June 8, 2016
- 07:02 AM
- 237 views
Simple Jury Persuasion: “This is really about morality”
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
Here’s a research finding that some might call a “silver bullet” for litigation advocacy. We are always looking for nuggets of wisdom in research findings and this is one we think makes a lot of sense for use in court. These researchers wanted to see if people could “be induced to view their own attitudes […]
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Simple Jury Persuasion: Make them eat brussel sprouts
Simple Jury Persuasion: “Hey, look over here for a second!”
Simple Jury Persuasion: You lookin’........ Read more »
Luttrell, A., Petty, R., Briñol, P., & Wagner, B. (2016) Making it moral: Merely labeling an attitude as moral increases its strength. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 82-93. DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2016.04.003
- May 30, 2016
- 07:02 AM
- 240 views
I’m sorry: Six elements to make your apology optimal
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
The phrase “I’m sorry” always reminds me of then 15-year-old Brenda Lee and her hit single. (That is, in psychology circles, called a tangential aside.) We haven’t written about apology here for a while now and a new study has just published that lists six elements to make your apology optimal. This post is to […]
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Apology redux: Doing it right (and doing it wrong)
A carefully crafted apology doesn’t mean we think you are sincere
“There will be no apology from ........ Read more »
Lewicki, R., Polin, B., & Lount, R. (2016) An Exploration of the Structure of Effective Apologies. Negotiation and Conflict Management Research, 9(2), 177-196. DOI: 10.1111/ncmr.12073
- May 24, 2016
- 12:32 PM
- 296 views
The James Earl Jones (or Barry White) Effect now applies to women too!
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
Almost five years ago, we wrote about research saying men with deep voices were more persuasive. Science has moved forward though and now, women can also be more persuasive when using a deeper voice. Some call it a “sultry voice”. New work tells us your voice doesn’t have be a deep and resonant baritone to […]
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Who has the deepest voice amongst the Republican candidates for President?
Feel the power of that deep and resonant voice!
Here’s why that movie wasn’t ........ Read more »
Cheng JT, Tracy JL, Ho S, & Henrich J. (2016) Listen, follow me: Dynamic vocal signals of dominance predict emergent social rank in humans. Journal of Experimental Psychology, General, 145(5), 536-47. PMID: 27019023
- April 27, 2016
- 07:02 AM
- 295 views
A cure for the know-it-all: “Reflecting on explanatory ability”
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
Most of us think we know more than we actually do and sometimes, that sense is taken to an extreme that can be annoying (as well as inaccurate). Two years ago, we wrote about a study on modulating political extremism and mentioned the recommended strategy was similar to one we use to topple self-appointed “experts” […]
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Uncommon Wisdom: Lessons from Patent and IP Mock Jurors
So can you explain how that works in your own words?
Guilt-proneness and the ability to recog........ Read more »
Johnson DR, Murphy MP, & Messer RM. (2016) Reflecting on explanatory ability: A mechanism for detecting gaps in causal knowledge. Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, 145(5), 573-88. PMID: 26999047
- April 22, 2016
- 07:02 AM
- 370 views
Listen to that man! He is attractive and likely high in status
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
If a man is a good storyteller, we tend to see him as more attractive and as having higher status. That is, if we are looking for a long-term relationship partner. Unfortunately, it does not work for women storytellers with male audiences nor for those looking for a short-term relationship. This is the first series […]
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How I assess your status (or lack thereof) at a glance
When you wear glasses you are less attractive but more smart and trustworthy
Will Mozart or Metallic........ Read more »
DONAHUE, J., & GREEN, M. (2016) A good story: Men's storytelling ability affects their attractiveness and perceived status. Personal Relationships. DOI: 10.1111/pere.12120
- April 20, 2016
- 07:02 AM
- 286 views
Eureka! Epiphanies and aha! moments: Trust them
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
When I was younger, I would have moments of clarity I referred to as epiphanies. I learned pretty quickly that if I did not somehow reinforce that epiphany in my mind, I would forget it—only to (sometimes) realize it again at some point in the future. So now, when I am working on a project […]
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Never trust a man with a wide face
The Trust in Science and Scientists Inventory Scale
Everyone knows you just can’t trust an atheist!
... Read more »
Salvi, C., Bricolo, E., Kounios, J., Bowden, E., & Beeman, M. (2016) Insight solutions are correct more often than analytic solutions. Thinking , 1-18. DOI: 10.1080/13546783.2016.1141798
- April 15, 2016
- 07:02 AM
- 380 views
Negotiating with a manipulative party? Try doing it in text and you may fare better
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
We’ve written a lot about those with what are called the “dark triad” of personality characteristics. Narcissists. Psychopaths. Machiavellians. These are not people we recommend doing business with—either personally or professionally. Their only interest is self-interest. So this is an interesting study as it shares a possible way to inoculate yourself against these untrustworthy folks […]
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Negotiating salary: Ask for a precise number!
The Dirty Dozen Scale
“I ........ Read more »
Crossley, L., Woodworth, M., Black, P., & Hare, R. (2016) The dark side of negotiation: Examining the outcomes of face-to-face and computer-mediated negotiations among dark personalities. Personality and Individual Differences, 47-51. DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2015.11.052
- April 6, 2016
- 07:02 AM
- 511 views
“The Chocolate Cake Model”: Too much of a narcissist is a nauseating thing
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
Much like the chocolate cake staring at you from the dessert tray in that fine restaurant, the narcissist initially seems irresistible—but like the cake, when you indulge in a relationship with the narcissist, you will probably end up sick to your stomach. It’s called the Chocolate Cake Model of narcissism. And it’s how today’s researchers […]
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So…are you a narcissist? [The Ivy League edition]
“I am so tired of people mistaking me for a model!” [#humblebr........ Read more »
Ong CW, Roberts R, Arthur CA, Woodman T, & Akehurst S. (2016) The Leader Ship Is Sinking: A Temporal Investigation of Narcissistic Leadership. Journal of Personality, 84(2), 237-47. PMID: 25487857
- March 28, 2016
- 07:02 AM
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Inner Reading Voices: “Mine sometimes yell at me…”
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
When doing pretrial research we have occasionally had mock jurors show up who were inebriated or high (yes, even at 7:45am), hostile or disruptive, confused more than the average person or obviously hearing voices or responding to companions no one else could see. Yes. Occasionally people with obviously serious psychiatric disorders make it through the […]
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Narcissists and Pronouns: “I”, “me”, “mine”
What’s that book you’re reading as you wait to be impane........ Read more »
Vilhauer, R. (2015) Inner reading voices: An overlooked form of inner speech. Psychosis, 8(1), 37-47. DOI: 10.1080/17522439.2015.1028972
- March 23, 2016
- 07:02 AM
- 441 views
Black may be beautiful but apparently black isn’t brilliant and females are not geniuses
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
At least according to this analysis of more than 14 million college student reviews on RateMyProfessors.com where students post anonymous reviews of their professors. In an open access article available at PLOS ONE, the authors found that students writing reviews on the popular website most often used the words “brilliant” and “genius” to describe male […]
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Who is multiracial? Apparently, it depends on how you ask…
The “euphemism treadmill”: Is it African-Am........ Read more »
Storage, D., Horne, Z., Cimpian, A., & Leslie, S. (2016) The Frequency of “Brilliant” and “Genius” in Teaching Evaluations Predicts the Representation of Women and African Americans across Fields. PLOS ONE, 11(3). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150194
- March 18, 2016
- 07:02 AM
- 509 views
The Metaphor Usage Measure (MUM) Scale
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
We often pick up terrific metaphors that fit well with specific cases during pretrial research. Sometimes they are very funny and sometimes they are simply evocative. But they are almost always useful and we listen carefully to see how they resonate with other mock jurors when they arise. Today’s research describes a scale to help […]
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The GASP scale: A new measure of guilt and shame proneness
The Dirty Dozen Scale
The Generic Conspiracist Beliefs Scale
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Fetterman, AK, Bair, JL, Werth, M, Landkammer, F, & Robinson, MD. (2015) The scope and consequences of metaphoric thinking: Using individual differences in metaphor usage to understand how metaphors function. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. info:/
- March 14, 2016
- 07:02 AM
- 311 views
Want to be seen as a leader? Go work out!
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
It wasn’t long ago we said all you had to do to be seen as a leader was grow a mustache but apparently this also helps! Men who look “strong” physically are presumed to be good leaders compared to men who do not look strong physically. These researchers had mastered Photoshop so we know their […]
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You wanted to be a leader! Act like one! (or else)
Now, that’s a good-looking leader! (At least, in this group.)
Want to be a leader? Maybe you should grow a mustache........ Read more »
Lukaszewski, A., Simmons, Z., Anderson, C., & Roney, J. (2015) The Role of Physical Formidability in Human Social Status Allocation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. DOI: 10.1037/pspi0000042
- March 4, 2016
- 07:02 AM
- 463 views
Punctuation is important in text messages!
by Doug Keene in The Jury Room
Not life and death important like commas can be, but if you do not make a point of ending your text reply with a period you may be misinterpreted. Just last week we blogged about the sarcasm emoticon and now we are blogging about periods? It’s true. Punctuation can not only save lives, it apparently […]
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“I know I shouldn’t text from the toilet, but….”
Be careful what you text!
News You Can Use (like how Pepsi knows there was no mouse in your Mountain Dew)
... Read more »
Gunraj, D., Drumm-Hewitt, A., Dashow, E., Upadhyay, S., & Klin, C. (2016) Texting insincerely: The role of the period in text messaging. Computers in Human Behavior, 1067-1075. DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2015.11.003
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