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EPPP Psychology

Category - Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues

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The difference between a fact witness and an expert witness is that an expert witness:
  1. Is paid for his services unlike a fact witness that does not get paid
  2. Possesses superior knowledge regarding a subject in which he or she is trained compared to a fact witness who does not have to have such training
  3. Testifies regarding what he or she has seen or heard
  4. Is not allowed to express opinions compared to fact witnesses who can offer them
Explanation
Answer: B - Expert witnesses possess superior knowledge regarding a subject in which he or she is trained compared to a fact witness who does not have to have such training.
An expert witness may or may not be paid for his or her services. Fact witnesses testify based on what they have seen or heard, not expert witnesses. Expert witnesses are allowed to express opinions.
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