Threat and Discrimination in a Trial Simulation: Deflated Self-Esteem, Terrorism News, and Ingroup Victims Increase Perceived Guilt of Outgroup Defendants

Boston, MA · May 2017

Poster Session

Michael Leippe
John Jay College of Criminal Justice & CUNY Graduate Center
Nikoleta Despodova
John Jay College of Criminal Justice & CUNY Graduate Center
Angela Strange
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Christopher Gettings
The Graduate Center, CUNY
Robyn Moore
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Imani Randolph
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Amanda Nusbaum
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Laura Salonen
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Brittany Decesare
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Gabrielle Price
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Sara Kircher
John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Abstract

Mock-jurors read a trial transcript in which the defendant and victim were racial/ethnic ingroup or outgroup members, after writing self-disparaging essays (self-esteem threat), reading terrorism news (terrorism threat), or receiving no threat. Outgroup defendants received more guilty judgments when the victim was ingroup. Self-esteem and terrorist threat heightened outgroup discrimination.

Social Cognition

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Threat and Discrimination in a Trial Simulation: Deflated Self-Esteem, Terrorism News, and Ingroup Victims Increase Perceived Guilt of Outgroup Defendants

Abstract

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