Deadly Confusion: Mitigator Strength Ratings Depend on What Mitigator Example Is Provided

Poster Session IV

Keyword: Decision Making

Abstract: Participants read a definition of mitigation that varied the example (no example, defendant mental state, defendant character) and then rated the strength of mental state and character mitigators. Mental state mitigators were rated as stronger than defendant character in the control and mental state conditions but not the character condition.

• Kenzie Tart (Presenting Author)
• Madilyn Brown (Author)
• Emilie Burton (Author)
• Sophie Palermo (Author)
• Grace Daniel (Author)
• Alia Jones (Author)
• Ryan Lillis (Author)
• Abigail Deuschle (Author)
• Sadie Peters (Author)
• Christobel Martin (Author)
• Kylie Quann (Author)
• Megan Clardy (Author)
• Reid Copeland (Author)
• Bryan Myers (Author)