Social Attractiveness and Blame

被引:32
作者
Alicke, Mark D. [1 ]
Zell, Ethan [1 ]
机构
[1] Ohio Univ, Dept Psychol, Athens, OH 45701 USA
关键词
JURIDIC JUDGMENT; VICTIM; RESPONSIBILITY; BIASES; ATTRIBUTION; DEFENDANTS; DECISIONS; CHARACTER; ACCIDENT; JURORS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00517.x
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Blame attributions are influenced by various extralegal factors, although at present there is no compelling evidence to link what may be one of the most pervasive sources of bias in blame judgments-an actor's social attractiveness or likableness-to blame attributions. We conducted 2 studies that varied an actor's social attractiveness and assessed its influence on blame. Social attractiveness influenced blame ratings in both studies, and perceptions of the actor's likableness mediated this effect.
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页数:17
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