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Vallano, Jonathan P.; McQuiston, Dawn E. – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2018
Civil plaintiffs often seek compensation for their psychological injuries. Yet little is known about jurors' preconceived notions (or schemas) for a prospective plaintiff's pain and suffering. The present studies examined (a) whether jurors have psychological injury schemas (Studies 1 and 2), (b) whether their existence and development vary by the…
Descriptors: Injuries, Schemata (Cognition), Undergraduate Students, Court Litigation
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Schuller, Regina A.; Hastings, Patricia A. – Psychology of Women Quarterly, 2002
The current study examined the impact of complainant sexual history evidence on mock jurors' judgements in a sexual assault trial. One hundred and sixty-nine undergraduates listened to an audiotape of a sexual assault trial in which the sexual history between the complainant and defendant was systematically varied to include either sexual…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Court Litigation, Victims of Crime