Law students’ judgments of a rape victim’s statement: the role of displays of emotion and acceptance of sexual aggression myths

Female rape victims who display “appropriate” emotions (versus “inappropriate” or no emotions) are often judged to be more credible. The authors studied the interplay of different emotion displays with perceivers’ acceptance of modern myths about sexual aggression (AMMSA) in predicting judgments of...

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Authors: Bohner, Gerd 1959- (Author) ; Schapansky, Evelyn (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: International journal of conflict and violence
Year: 2018, Volume: 12, Pages: 1-13
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