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Reports an error in “The experimental psychologist in court: The ethics of expert testimony” by Michael McCloskey, Howard Egeth, Judith McKenna (Law and Human Behavior, 1986 [Jun], Vol 10 [4], 1-13). The acknowledgements to the article inadvertently omitted to thank Felice Levine.(The abstract of the original article appeared in record 1986-22846-001). Discusses articles by psychologists, legal scholars, and ethicists on the ethics of expert testimony by experimental psychologists that make up this special issue of Law and Human Behavior. In this issue, the major ethical questions facing the prospective expert witness are discussed, including the conflicting roles of advocate and educator, the effects of expert testimony on juror decision making, and the use of research evidence as a basis for statements by the expert witness. Fundamentals of moral reasoning are discussed, and the realities of interaction with a …