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Selected Works of Amy Hackney
Presentation
Impact of Judicial Instructions and Motivation on Suppressing Prejudicial Thoughts
Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology annual conference (2014)
  • Christine A. Vitiello, Georgia Southern University
  • J. Chau
  • Amy Hackney, Georgia Southern University
  • Nicholas Holtzman
Abstract
The research investigated how participants suppress prejudicial thoughts after receiving prejudiced information in a mock court case video. The video allowed examination of how realistic materials influence jury decision-making. Internal and external motivations to be unbiased were examined to investigate how individuals use prejudicial statements when acting as jurors.
Keywords
  • Prejudicial thoughts,
  • Prejudice,
  • Judicial instructions,
  • Motivations
Disciplines
Publication Date
February 13, 2014
Citation Information
Christine A. Vitiello, J. Chau, Amy Hackney and Nicholas Holtzman. "Impact of Judicial Instructions and Motivation on Suppressing Prejudicial Thoughts" Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology annual conference (2014)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/amy-hackney/12/