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. 2015 Dec 9;10(12):e0142695. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142695

Table 3. Participant Comprehension, confidence, and influence.

ID Quality Instruction n Comprehension of Instruction Confidence in Verdict Influence of Testimony
Strong Enhanced 83 5.51 (0.85) 4.61 (1.17) 4.12 (1.38)
Strong Standard 88 5.61 (0.56) 4.77 (1.13) 4.43 (1.31)
Weak Enhanced 80 5.56 (0.61) 4.66 (1.08) 4.15 (1.34)
Weak Standard 84 5.61 (0.62) 4.65 (1.19) 4.40 (1.14)

Means and standard deviations of mock jurors' comprehension of the judicial instruction, confidence in their verdict, and agreement that the testimony of the key eyewitness was “influential in [their] verdict decision.” All responses were on a 1–6 point Likert scale, with higher numbers indicating greater comprehension, confidence, or agreement.