TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - The homicidol effect: investigating murder as a fitness signal
JO  - Journal of social psychology
A1  - Dahlén, Micael
A1  - Söderlund, Magnus
SP  - 147
EP  - 157
VL  - 152
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-4545
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -