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Expert opinions on the smallest effect size of interest in false memory research [PDF]

open access: yesApplied Cognitive Psychology, 2022
AbstractIn the present study, we used a new approach to establish the smallest effect size of interest (SESOI) for false memory research by asking memory researchers what they considered to be the SESOI in false memory research. They were presented with three hypothetical and three influential paper scenarios. These scenarios depicted studies examining
Paul Riesthuis   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Criminal liability of an expert doctor for providing a false opinion

open access: yesPrzegląd Prawa Medycznego, 2021
Już od okresu średniowiecza dostrzegano potrzebę powoływania biegłych lekarzy, który wspomogliby sądy w rozpatrywaniu spraw. Współcześnie udział biegłych w wielu wypadkach jest nieodzowny. Przepisy proceduralne nakazują bowiem zasięgnąć ich opinii we wszystkich sprawach, w których potrzebna jest wiedza specjalistyczna, w tym w zakresie medycyny ...
openaire   +1 more source

Collaborative assessment of information provider's reliability and expertise using subjective logic [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Q&A social media have gained a lot of attention during the recent years. People rely on these sites to obtain information due to a number of advantages they offer as compared to conventional sources of knowledge (e.g., asynchronous and convenient access).
Oleshchuk, V   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

You Will Respect My Authoritah!? A Reply to Botting [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
In a paper and a reply to critics published in _Informal Logic_, I argue that arguments from expert opinion are weak arguments. To appeal to expert opinion is to take an expert’s judgment that _p_ is the case as evidence for _p_.
Mizrahi, Moti
core   +1 more source

Can journalistic “false balance” distort public perception of consensus in expert opinion? [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2016
Media critics have expressed concern that journalistic "false balance" can distort the public's perceptions of what ought to be noncontroversial subjects (e.g., climate change). I report several experiments testing the influence of presenting conflicting comments from 2 experts who disagree on an issue (balance condition) in addition to a complete ...
openaire   +3 more sources

A Cognitive-based scheme for user reliability and expertise assessment in Q&A social networks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Q&A social media has gained a great deal of attention during recent years. People rely on these sites to obtain information due to the number of advantages they offer as compared to conventional sources of knowledge (e.g., asynchronous and convenient ...
Oleshchuk, V   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Of Cherries, Fudge, and Onions: Science and Its Courtroom Perversion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The thesis of this article is that the Supreme Court decision in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.\u27s focus on the scientific method, however rigorously applied, invites certain classes of abuses. There are instances in which evidence can be
Conley, John M., Peterson, David W.
core   +2 more sources

The Parliament of the Experts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
In the administrative state, how should expert opinions be aggregated and used? If a panel of experts is unanimous on a question of fact, causation, or prediction, can an administrative agency rationally disagree, and on what grounds?
Vermeule, Adrian
core   +2 more sources

A posteriori agreement as a quality measure for readability prediction systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
All readability research is ultimately concerned with the research question whether it is possible for a prediction system to automatically determine the level of readability of an unseen text.
A.K. Jain   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Forensic hypnosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Hypnosis has long generated controversy as a recall enhancement method. Concerns about hypnosis are warranted by findings of a tradeoff between the number of memories recalled and memory accuracy.
Garver   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

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