Gender differences in the evaluation of aggravating and mitigating circumstances: the mediating role of attributional complexity

At the penalty phase of a capital trial, jurors endorse and weigh aggravators and mitigators. The purpose of the current studies was to examine how gender differences in attributional complexity relate to endorsements of aggravators and mitigators. In Study 1, undergraduate participants read definit...

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Main Author: West, Matthew P. (Author)
Contributors: Miller, Monica K. ; Yelderman, Logan A.
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Psychology, crime & law
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Aggravating and mitigating evidence
Attributional complexity
Juror decision-making
death penalty
gender differences