APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Deadly Confusion: Mitigator Strength Ratings Depend on What Mitigator Example Is Provided
- Kenzie Tart
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Madilyn Brown
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Emilie Burton
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Sophie Palermo
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Grace Daniel
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Alia Jones
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Ryan Lillis
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Abigail Deuschle
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Sadie Peters
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Christobel Martin
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Kylie Quann
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Megan Clardy
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Reid Copeland
University of North Carolina Wilmington - Bryan Myers
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington
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.
Decision Making
