RT Article
T1 Relationships between support for the death penalty and cognitive processing: a comparison of students and community members
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 41
IS 6
SP 732
OP 750
A1 Miller, Monica K.
A2 Wood, Steve M.
A2 Chomos, Julianna C.
LA English
YR 2014
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1885453833
AB Cognitive Experiential Self-Theory (CEST) posits that individuals process information rationally (measured by Need for Cognition [NFC]) or experientially (measured by Faith in Intuition [FI]). This study investigated whether information processing traits (NFC and FI) and states (CEST logic problems) are related to general death penalty attitude and sentencing verdict?and whether these relationships differed for students versus community members. FI and NFC were related to sentencing verdicts. An increase in FI was related to a higher likelihood of a death sentence; an increase in NFC was related to a higher likelihood of a life sentence. CEST logic problems were related to sentencing verdicts and general attitudes. However, these relationships were moderated: For community members, but not students, a decrease in rational processing was related to a higher likelihood of a death sentence and support for the death penalty. Results have implications for psychology and the legal system.
K1 Faith in Intuition
K1 Need for Cognition
K1 Death Penalty
K1 Information Processing
K1 Jury decision-making
DO 10.1177/0093854813509369