Attorneys' Views of Expert Bias
| Item No. | Item Label | Questionnaire Item | Scaled Score | Infit MNSQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Whores2 | Respondent's assessment of the expert witness in the statement: “Those who prostitute themselves…” | 2.46 | 0.76 |
| 45 | Nonteam | Respondent's assessment of the truth value of the statement: “Those expert witnesses who say what they believe do not know how to work with attorneys.” | 1.66 | 0.61 |
| 43 | Pros | Respondent's assessment of the truth value of the statement: “Those expert witnesses who say whatever they are paid to say are doing their jobs.” | 1.47 | 1.71 |
| 52 | Puppet | Respondent's assessment of the persuasiveness over the jury of an expert witness who completely follows the lead of the retaining attorney in a given case | 0.75 | 0.54 |
| 47 | Pros2 | Respondent's assessment of the expert witness in the statement: “Those that are paid to do their jobs by saying what they are told…” | 0.74 | 1.40 |
| 41 | Effect | Likelihood of effect on respondent's opinion of expert witness who has worked primarily for one side or the other in the past now working for the opposite side | 0.38 | 1.18 |
| 49 | Nonteam2 | Respondent's assessment of the expert witness in the statement, “Those who do not know how to work with attorneys…” | 0.36 | 1.32 |
| 40 | Loyal | Tendency of respondent to view the loyalty of the expert witness who has worked for both plaintiff/prosecution and defense | −0.33 | 0.86 |
| 51 | Regard | Tendency of respondent to have regard for an expert witness who is repeatedly appointed by the court, as opposed to one usually hired by the legal adversaries | −0.42 | 0.57 |
| 39 | Trusty | Tendency of respondent to view the trustworthiness of the expert witness who has worked for both plaintiff/prosecution and defense | −0.75 | 0.82 |
| 53 | Own | Respondent's assessment of the persuasiveness over the jury of an expert witness who says what he/she believes to be objectively true in a given case | −0.76 | 0.59 |
| 42 | Rehire | Inclination of respondent to recommission an expert witness who has workd primarily for one side or the other in the past, but who switches sides in further cases | −0.78 | 0.90 |
| 38 | Credible | Tendency of respondent to view the credibility of the expert witness who has worked both for plaintiff/prosecution and defense | −0.80 | 0.89 |
| 44 | Whores | Respondent's assessment of the truth value of the statement: “Those expert witnesses who say whatever they are paid to say are prostituting themselves.” | −1.26 | 2.16 |
| 46 | Balanced | Respondent's assessment of the truth value of the statement: “Those expert witnesses who say what they believe are objective and well‐balanced…” | −1.28 | 1.46 |
| 50 | Balance2 | Respondent's assessment of the expert witness in the statement, “Those who say what they believe are objective and well‐balanced…” | −1.44 | 0.84 |