Gender, Emotion and Courtroom Decisions
Alisionna Iannacchione (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Nominated by
Angela C. Incollingo Rodriguez, Ph.D. (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Jeanine L. M. Skorinko, Ph.D. (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Alisionna Iannacchione (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Nominated by
Angela C. Incollingo Rodriguez, Ph.D. (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Jeanine L. M. Skorinko, Ph.D. (Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
Interesting findings, and not what you would expect. I wonder how you described the plaintiff beyond gender, and how the store was described – was it a large, successful store or a smaller more neighborhood type store?
The plaintiff was described as either John Doe (a 75 year old man) or Jane Doe (a 75 year old woman) and referred to by their respective pronouns throughout the case summary. The store was described as a local Hall’s department store.
Very true about the findings. There are definitely limitations to this study that might have influenced how the VIS were perceived. It is very possible that the differing results may be due to a fundamental difference between civil and criminal cases. Because this is a civil case and the defendant is a department store, it is different in the participants’ eyes than a criminal case with one individual at fault. This also may affect responsibility as well.