tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361358365193630538.post134952015009136988..comments2024-03-20T19:17:02.285-07:00Comments on IN THE NEWS: Of anthropomorphism, armed citizens, and hate crimesKaren Franklin, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01032855743077403199noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361358365193630538.post-18140362850850763122009-10-31T16:18:40.183-07:002009-10-31T16:18:40.183-07:00I just completed a major piece of research as part...I just completed a major piece of research as part of my masters program in forensic psychology, examining gruesome evidence and jury decision making in a criminal trial.<br /><br />There is a small body of research that has shown an effect of gruesome photo's on jury decision making and an equal body of research showing null effects. The difference is in the experimental design. Gruesome photo's vs no photo's produces an effect. But if you control for the amount of visual evidence, eg, gruesome versus neutral photo's, there is no effect of gruesome evidence.<br /><br />My own research used a gruesome vs neutral phot design and found no effect of gruesome evidence. However, processing differences emerged. How jurors' process evidence and attitudinal differences between mock jurors' increased conviction rates, lowered conviction thresholds and the prosecution evidence was rated differently.FpsYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018044055514649768noreply@blogger.com