Verb voice and subject/victim identification: the impact on the attribution of blame

Submitted by reedelderc on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 09:57

Hide Description

Creator:

Honey, P. Lynne

Responsibility:

P Lynne Honey

Start Date:

1997

End Date:

1997

Date Range:

1997 April 02

Physical Description:

775.8 KB of textual records (PDF)

Notes:

Audience: Undergraduate. -- Dissertation: Thesis (B. A.). -- Algoma University, 1997. -- Submitted in partial fulfillment of course requirements for PSYC 4105. -- Includes tables. -- Contents: Literature review / Thesis.

Hide Bibliographic Information

Publication:

Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.:

Standard No:

OSTMA-PSYC-Honey-P-Lynne-19970402

Hide Physical Location

rec_shelfloc:

2013-064-001

Repository:

Algoma University Archive

Accession No:

Algoma University Theses collection

Container Number:

001

Hide Conservation

Historical Context:

The impact of the active versus the passive voice and identification of the subject with the victim on the attribution of blame was examined in this 2 (verb voice)x2(victim gender)x2(subject gender) factorial design. The gender of the offender was unstated. 280 subjects each read one scenario and then answered questions about the crime. Attribution of blame to the offender was measured by the number of years of jail time suggested. A main effect of victim gender was found (E=9.96, P<0.0025). Results also indicated that the gender of the offender was assumed to be male by 85% of all subjects.

Language:

All material is in English.

GMD:

electronic

textual record

Description Level:

File

Document: