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Jurors use of probabilistic evidence.
189 Ss viewed 1 of 16 videotapes presenting a condensed mock trial. Ss completed dependent measures after each of 4 witnesses and at the end of trial. Overall, Ss slightly underused the probabilistic evidence, as compared to their Bayesian norms, and Ss did not succumb to attorneys fallacies. However, Ss greatly varied in over- or underutilization, even after Bayesian instruction.