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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

Base Rate Data Primes Perceptions of Child Abduction

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Social

  • Taylor Pjesky
    University of Central Oklahoma
  • Robert Mather
    University of Central Oklahoma

Abstract

Participants were primed with base rate data concerning characteristics of abducted children by reading one of four articles, or not reading an article. Participants then completed an online questionnaire about the probable characteristics of abducted children. Results indicated that the articles influenced the responses for many of the questions.

Forensic/Criminal Justice