TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Influencing jurors' perceptions of guilt: expression of emotionality during testimony
JO  - Behavioral sciences and the law
A1  - Salekin, Randall T.
A1  - Ogloff, James R. P.
A1  - McFarland, Cathy
A1  - Rogers, Richard
SP  - 293
EP  - 305
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
N2  - The emotionality of a defendant while giving testimony may have a significant effect on trial outcome. We presented mock jurors with videotaped testimony and excerpts of court transcripts to determine if the emotional display of a defendant influenced the jurors' perceptions of guilt. A factorial design was employed that varied gender (malefemale defendant) and emotional expression (flat affect, moderate affect, high affect). The results revealed that level of emotion significantly affected perceptions of guilt among mock jurors for the female but not for the male defendant. Specifically, participants were likely to perceive the accused as more guilty when she displayed extreme affect (either flat or high affect), and less guilty when she displayed moderate affect during her testimony.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0735-3936
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2370130208
ID  - ref1
ER  -