A5061858180- Deception detection and forensic psychology
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Memory Processes and Influences
- Torture, Ethics, and Law
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Jury Decision Making Processes
- Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Psychology of Social Influence
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Policing Practices and Perceptions
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Psychedelics and Drug Studies
- Religion and Society Interactions
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Law in Society and Culture
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- International Law and Human Rights
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
Central Michigan University
2015-2024
University of California, San Francisco
2023
Michigan United
2020
Iowa State University
2008-2011
Acculturation and ethnic identity may be associated with Latino/as' educational outcomes relevant to their lower levels of academic achievement. This article explores how these relationships might mediated by considering several empirically supported theory-based social psychological processes—the self-fulfilling prophecy, stigma consciousness, stereotype threat. These processes suggest specific mediational mechanisms that remain largely unexamined, thereby offering novel directions for...
The current research examined the ability of moral foundations to predict candidate choice in 2012 U.S. Presidential Election across three studies. Results indicated that endorsement predicted voting outcomes beyond by important demographic variables are traditionally included election forecasts and research. When were collapsed into two (individualizing binding foundations), increased individualizing consistently support for Barack Obama, Mitt Romney. most reliable unique predictor among...
Abstract A core theme of social psychology is that perceivers can shape targets’ future behaviors through self‐fulfilling prophecies. Self‐fulfilling prophecies occur when perceivers’ false beliefs about targets initiate a sequence events ultimately cause to exhibit expectancy‐consistent behaviors, thereby causing initially become true. This article reviews theory and research relevant with particular foci on the underlying mechanisms produce prophecies, power alter behavior, extent which...
False confessions are a contributing factor in almost 30% of DNA exonerations the United States. Similar problems have been documented all over world. We present novel framework to highlight processes through which innocent people, once misidentified as suspects, experience cumulative disadvantages that culminate pernicious consequences. The cumulative-disadvantage details how suspect’s naivete and interrogator’s presumption guilt trigger process can lead false confession, aftereffects...
Qualitative studies and anecdotal reports suggest that experiences with ayahuasca, a psychedelic brew found in Central South America, may be followed by individuals enduringly feeling more grateful connected to nature. Yet, date, these changes have been understudied. Here, participants (N = 54) completed validated surveys related gratitude, nature relatedness, appreciation one-week before, after, one-month after attending an ayahuasca retreat center. Compared baseline, there was significant...
Innocent suspects may not adequately protect themselves during interrogation because they fail to fully appreciate the danger of situation. This experiment tested whether innocent experience less stress than guilty suspects, and refusing confess expends physiologic resources. After experimentally manipulating innocence guilt, 132 participants were accused interrogated for misconduct, then pressured confess. Systolic diastolic blood pressure (SBP, DBP), heart rate (HR), respiratory sinus...
Drawing on the psychological principle that proximal consequences influence behavior more strongly than distal consequences, authors tested hypothesis criminal suspects exhibit a short-sightedness during police interrogation increases their risk for confession. Consistent with this hypothesis, Experiment 1 showed participants (N = 81) altered how frequently they admitted to and unethical behaviors an interview avoid consequence even though doing so increased of incurring consequence. 2 143)...
Abstract Prejudice against atheists is pervasive in the U nited S tates. Atheists lag behind virtually all other minority groups on measures of social acceptance. The sociofunctional approach suggests that distrust at core anti‐atheist prejudice, thus making it qualitatively different than prejudice disadvantaged groups. Accordingly, this research examined political bias atheists, gays, and Blacks affective content accompanying such biases. Results indicated suffered largest deficit voting...
Miranda v. Arizona (384 U.S. 436, 1966) required that suspects be explicitly warned of the right to avoid self-incrimination and legal representation. This research was designed examine whether stress, induced via an accusation wrong-doing, undermined or enhanced suspects' ability comprehend their rights. Participants were randomly assigned either accused (n = 15) not having cheated on experimental task in a two-cell between-subjects design. Results supported hypothesis stress undermines who...
Suspects have a preexisting vulnerability to make short-sighted confession decisions, giving disproportionate weight proximal, rather than distal, consequences. The findings of the current research provided evidence that this is exacerbated by factors are associated with immediate interrogation situation. In Experiment 1 (N = 118), lengthy interview participants' tendency temporally discount distal consequence when deciding whether or not admit criminal and unethical behaviors. This effect...
This research examined whether the protections afforded by Miranda are compromised two situational factors that may be present during administration process. The were police tactic of trivializing importance a waiver and stress accompanies an accusation serious misconduct. All participants (N = 89) accused misconduct on experimental task led to believe they would have discuss incident with professor in charge experiment. In addition, all asked sign their right student advocate meeting, after...
Author(s): Mindthoff, Amelia; Evans, Jacqueline R; Perez, Gissel; Woestehoff, Skye A; Olaguez, Alma P; Klemfuss, J Zoe; Normile, Christopher J; Scherr, Kyle C; Carlucci, Marianna E; Carol, Rolando N; Meissner, Christian Michael, Stephen W; Russano, Melissa B; Stocks, Eric L; Vallano, Jonathan Woody, William Douglas
A recurring theme in the psychological literature is that self-fulfilling effect of stereotypes can accumulate across perceivers. This article provides first empirical support for this long-standing hypothesis. In three experiments (Ns = 123-241), targets more strongly confirmed a stereotype as number perceivers who held stereotypic expectations about them increased. fourth experiment (N 121) showed new judged according to behaviors they had previously been channeled adopt, an even occurred...
Economic inequality is a pervasive and growing source of social problems such as poor health, crime, psychological disorders, lack trust in others. U.S. citizens across the political spectrum both underperceive extent economic would prefer to live society with much less than exist reality their subjective estimations. Across multiple studies, we examined ability “moral foundations” predict people’s desire reduce (while also replicating research showing widespread for more equal society)....
In 1966, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a controversial ruling in Miranda v. Arizona, which required police to inform suspects, prior custodial interrogation, of their constitutional rights silence and counsel. commemoration 50th anniversary Miranda, we present psychological analysis Court’s ruling. We show how assumption that provisions would enable suspects make knowing, intelligent, voluntary decisions regarding whether invoke or waive has not been borne out by scientific research....
Suspects' decisions to waive or invoke interrogation rights have considerable impact on whether subsequent interrogations ensue, self-incriminating information is offered, and in the case of innocent suspects, wrongful convictions occur. Although warnings differ their text characteristics, empirically examining influence these differences suspects' ability process comprehend has largely been neglected, which especially problematic for vulnerable populations. Using a novel approach, we...
Confession evidence is highly incriminating in court. We examined the interaction between chronotype and time of day on confession decisions 60 participants using an experimental paradigm. Pre-identified morning- evening-type people were randomly assigned to participate morning or evening sessions. Results supported interactional asynchrony hypothesis that individuals are more likely confess during "off-peak" periods (i.e., evening-types morning-types evening). This was obtained for both...
Suspects' decisions to waive or invoke their interrogation rights can have a considerable impact on eventual legal fate. Although innocent and guilty suspects show differences in waiver rates, research has yet examine whether individuals' are differentially influenced by dispositional situational factors. The current examined the relationship among factor (just world beliefs), (social proof pressures-i.e., influencing others believe that certain behaviors normative) decisions. Social...
Suspects, especially innocent ones, are highly susceptible to waiving their interrogation rights. This research tested the ability of two strategies overcome suspects' willingness waive One strategy was based on social influence scarcity (i.e., not constraining pre‐interrogation time limit). The other focused disrupting individuals' cognitive fluency during decision‐making process violating induced expectation offering a waiver). Disrupting increased invoke rights and, notably, qualified by...