Research article summary (published 30 Mar 2006):

Emotion and the law: a framework for inquiry.

Full Abstract

This paper draws on research in social and cognitive psychology to show how theories of judgment and decision making that incorporate decision makers' affective responses apply to legal contexts. It takes 2 widely used models of decision making, the rational actor and lens models, and illustrates their utility for understanding legal judgments by using them to interpret research findings on juror decision making, people's obedience to the law (e.g., paying taxes), and eyewitness memory. The paper concludes with a discussion of the advantages of modifying existing approaches to information processing to include the influence of affect on how legal actors reach judgments about law and legal process.

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Author information

Author/s: Wiener, Richard L (RL); Bornstein, Brian H (BH); Voss, Amy (A);

Affiliation: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68188, USA. rwiener2(-atsign-)unl.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Review

Journal: Law and human behavior (Law Hum Behav), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Apr; vol 30 (issue 2) : pp 231-48

Dates: Created 2006/06/20; Completed 2006/08/16;

PMID: 16786409, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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Crime - legislation & jurisprudence; psychology Decision Making Emotions Humans Jurisprudence

Jurisprudence Memory Models, Psychological Social Perception Truth Disclosure

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