Karteikarten

Sigall and Ostrove 1975

anuttara2805 Psychology GCSE Englisch 6 Karten

Karten in diesem Stapel (6)

1AIMTo see whether attractiveness affected jury decision-making and to see if there is a relationship between attractiveness and the type of crime committed
2PROCEDURE: how participants were organized120 participants split into 6 groups. Saw an attractive/unattractive photograph and read about burglary/fraud.
Two groups saw no photograph (control groups).
3PROCEDUREAll participants were first asked to judge attractiveness of Barbara Helms in both photographs.
Later asked to give a prison sentence ranging from 1-15 years.
4RESULTS'Attractive Barbara' got a longer sentence for fraud, shorter for burglary.
Unattractive and No photograph received similar sentences.
5CONCLUSIONAttractive people can get away with some crimes; they are seen as more intelligent, friendly, and trustworthy. Less likely to get away with crimes like fraud.
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