PSYC 3310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Interrupt, Mike, Central Park Jogger Case
11 Oct 2012
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Drug article two conditions part of the class had an article where drugs were found while others had an article where drugs were not found. Outcome information may not be necessarily relevant to your decision. Hindsight bias decisions influenced by outcome of event (affects interpretation). Outcome variable we had control over. Does this affect how we judge a police officer"s actions? (those who saw no drugs thought the police were too harsh, those who did see drugs felt differently). Iv outcome info (drugs vs. no drugs) dv damages awarded, judgments of behavior. Observing the behavior of the police before you knew the outcome. There was significant differences for the award given between the two situations. No drugs found high amount of money. Drugs not found police are harsh. Drugs found police used reasonable force. This study demonstrated yes the outcome info altered the awards and the interpretation of the events. Each person in the pictures were wrongfully convicted of murder.
