An Attributional Analysis of Punishment Goals and Public Reactions to O. J. Simpson  

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Weiner, Bernard ; Zucker, Gail Sahar ; Graham, Sandra

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (http://journals.sagepub.com/home/pspc) vol. 23 no. 4 (1997), page 331-346.
Topik: punishment; public reactions; attributional analysis; punishment goals
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Two studies examined the attributional determinants of punishment decisions. Study 1 investigated public reactions to O. J. Simpson during the week following his arrest for the murder of his ex - wife. Respondents who believed Simpson was guilty were asked about their perceptions of the causes of his alleged crime, their affective reactions of anger and sympathy, how much punishment he should receive, and their endorsement of retributive and utilitarian punishment goals. In Study 2 college students made similar judgments about a hypothetical defendant accused of murder. Both studies support an attributional analysis of relations between causal controllability, stability, sympathy and anger, punishment severity, and specific punishment goals. Implications for attribution theory, as well as the distinction between retributive versus utilitarian punishment goals, are discussed.

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