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Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, Vol. 7, No. 2, 131-143 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1368430204043724
© 2004 SAGE Publications

Jurors’ Responses to Expert Witness Testimony: The Effects of Gender Stereotypes

Blake M. McKimmie

Cameron J. Newton

Deborah J. Terry

University of Queensland

Regina A. Schuller

York University

The present study investigated whether the impact of expert testimony was influenced by the congruency between the gender of the expert and the gender orientation of the case. Participants (N = 62) read a trial transcript involving a price-fixing allegation in either a male or female oriented domain. Within the case, the gender of the expert was manipulated. As predicted, the impact of the expert (e.g. damage awards) was greater when the gender of the expert and domain of the case were congruent as opposed to incongruent. Results also indicated that the impact of gender-domain congruency was particularly pronounced following group discussion. In addition, there was evidence that this effect was mediated through participants’ evaluations of the expert witness.

Key Words: expert witnesses • juror decision-making • stereotypes


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