RT Book
T1 Anger in the Courtroom: The Effects of Attorney Gender and Emotion on Juror Perceptions
A1 May, Christian B
LA English
YR 2014
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1866150030
AB This study sought to examine the effects of gender stereotypes of emotional expression on jurors’ perceptions of an attorney’s competence. Participants watched a video of a closing statement of a male or female attorney expressing either anger or neutral emotions and were asked to give a verdict and rate the attorney’s competence. Participants rated an angry male attorney highest in competence and an angry female attorney lowest in competence. Results also showed that participants who viewed a male attorney were more likely to attribute the attorney’s emotions to the situation compared to participants who viewed a female attorney. The implications of this study for attorney strategies are discussed