The jury is still out: A reply to Deffenbacher.

Responds to comments by K. A. Deffenbacher (see record 1985-20010-001) concerning the present authors' (see record 1984-06612-001) arguments against the use of psychological testimony on eyewitness reliability. It is argued that there is currently no sufficient basis for the conclusion that jurors need to be made more skeptical of eyewitness testimony or that psychology can provide useful information concerning areas such as the decline of retention with time or the effect of arousal levels on eyewitness performance. (10 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)