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Richard L Wiener1, Brian H Bornstein, Amy Voss

  • 1University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68188, USA. rwiener2@unl.edu

Law and Human Behavior
|June 21, 2006
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This study shows how emotions influence legal judgments by applying psychological decision-making models to juror behavior, law obedience, and eyewitness memory. Understanding affect improves legal decision-making theories.

Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Legal Psychology

Background:

  • Traditional decision-making models often overlook emotional influences.
  • Legal contexts involve complex judgments with potential affective components.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate the applicability of judgment and decision-making theories incorporating affect to legal contexts.
  • To enhance understanding of legal judgments by integrating psychological insights.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized social and cognitive psychology research.
  • Applied rational actor and lens models of decision making.
  • Interpreted existing research on juror decision making, legal obedience, and eyewitness memory.

Main Results:

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  • Theories incorporating affective responses are valuable for analyzing legal judgments.
  • Rational actor and lens models effectively interpret findings in legal psychology.
  • Affective responses play a significant role in legal decision-making processes.

Conclusions:

  • Existing information processing models in law can be improved by including affect.
  • Integrating affect enhances the understanding of how legal actors make judgments.
  • This approach offers a more comprehensive view of legal decision making.