APS
2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023
Effect of Hallucination and Delusion on Determination of Legally Insane Verdict
- Mallory Gunn
- Matthew Zagumny
Tennessee Technological University
Abstract
This study explores how mental illness impacts the insanity ruling. Data will be collected using a Qualtrics survey given to university students using mock news reports demonstrating hallucinations, delusions, a combination, or neither. Participants will then be asked to rule on insanity and confidence of the ruling.