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level: Psychology as courtroom

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level questions: Psychology as courtroom

QuestionAnswer
Factors causing the jury to be persuadedwitness confidence - lead to more guilty verdicts halo effect/ phsycial attraction - smartly dressed/good looking only found guilty 56% of the time
what is the aim of the key research dixon et al?to test the hypothesis that a suspect with a brummie accent would recieve a higher rating of guilt
what methodology and 3 ivs for dixons research?lab & independent measures 1) accent 2) race 3) type of crime
sample119 white undergrad psych students from uni of worcester. 24 male 95 female
procedurelistened to a 2 minute tape of a mocj interview in a british police station in 1995 where suspect was innocent. 2 versions were recorded with differences: why they were arrested and what race
procedure for parcticipantsrated tape 1 on a scale up to 7 from inoocent to guilts rated tape 2 by completing the sei
results?? :)accent- brummie (4.27) standard (3.65) no difference between race ivs- black, brummie and blue collar crime were most guilty!
evaluation:( lacks eco validity, lacks generalisability :) high reliability, useful
application1) make most of your appearance 2)present evidence in story order 3)use expert witnesses