The effects of stealing thunder in criminal and civil trials¶
Williams, B., & Croyle. (1993). The effects of stealing thunder in criminal and civil trials.
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- Social-psychological studies of mock juries (Williams and colleagues) found that volunteering the weakness first reduced its damaging impact on verdicts
This sourceTwo mock-jury experiments in which revealing one's own damaging information first ('stealing thunder') significantly reduced its impact, apparently through enhanced credibility.
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- Social-psychological studies of mock juries (Williams and colleagues) found that volunteering the weakness first reduced its damaging impact on verdicts
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