Flashcards
Sigall and Ostrove 1975
Cards in this deck (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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