@article{ref1,
title="The homicidol effect: investigating murder as a fitness signal",
journal="Journal of social psychology",
year="2012",
author="Dahlén, Micael and Söderlund, Magnus",
volume="152",
number="2",
pages="147-157",
abstract="This article extends homicide adaptation theory by investigating signal effects of a murder. In two experiments (N = 299 and N = 161) participants reported their perceptions of a described person. The first study manipulated the information about the person (including or excluding a single sentence stating that the person has committed a murder) and stimulus person/observer sex match (same vs. opposite sex). Results suggest that murder functions as a signal of the described person's fitness that enhances observers' evaluations and inclination to interact with the person. Opposite-sex observers evaluate the murderer's intent more favorably than same-sex observers, but these evaluations of intent produce differential (positive vs. negative) effects between the two groups. The second study replicated the findings and ruled out potential confounds.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-4545",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}