PSYCH 2650 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Model Penal Code, Awk, Mens Rea
14 Sep 2016
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Bad thoughts accompany bad acts, the moral penal code (mpc) requires that jurors in- fer the mental state of a criminal at the the time he committed the crime. Mental states can be in one of four categories. These define the nature of the crime and degree of punishment (purposeful with most severity) Previous empirical studies describes scant existing empirical literature on juror assessments of mpc mental states great deal about humans" general ability to assess mental styes of others, inten- tional action. Severance et. al and justin levinson: plant an incomplete picture of juror ability to evaluate mental states. Our experiments details design and results of experiments required individuals to read scenarios and answer question about protagonist (john) Theme: john drops wood planks onto a bike trail, and two bikers crash as a result. Results subjects punish in accordance to mpc guidelines: mpc fails in distinction between knowing and reckless.
