BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:EventsCalendar PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York LAST-MODIFIED:20240422T053451Z TZURL:https://www.tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:College of Arts and Sciences,Thesis/Dissertations DESCRIPTION:Category: Thesis DefenseTitle of Defense: Master’s Thesis Def ense by Jaclyn H. AronieDate of Defense: September 4th at 1:30 pmLocation: Zoom: https://umassd.zoom.us/j/93532180274?pwd=tbHqmPNDwxdZaYhPloEPaG dFhAbPyd.1Start time of Defense: 1:30pm Title of Paper: Understanding Perc eptions of Culpability Abstract: Jurors often rely on narrative descriptio ns to interpret events they did not witness directly, and subtle differenc es in language may shape how those events are understood. The present stud y examined how linguistic framing and victim identity influenced judgments of culpability for the same violent act. In a 2 × 3 between-subjects des ign, participants read one of six homicide vignettes varying in framing an d victim identity while all core facts remained constant. Emotionally load ed, elaborated framing was associated with greater verdict confidence, har sher punishment recommendations, and higher ratings of brutality and inten tionality. Victim identity also influenced punishment severity, brutality, intentionality, and sympathy toward both the victim and defendant. Most m oderation effects on decision-making style were not significant, although spontaneous decision-making moderated the relationship between framing and verdict confidence. Overall, the findings suggest that both narrative fra ming and victim characteristics can shape interpretations of violent event s. Advisor: Raina V. Lamade, Ph.D., ABPP Committee Members: R. Thomas Boon, Ph.D. and Trina Kershaw, Ph.D. Contact Email: rlamade@umassd.edu\nEv ent page: https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-4-26-understanding-perceptio ns-of-culpability.php\nEvent link: https://umassd.zoom.us/j/93532180274?pw d=tbHqmPNDwxdZaYhPloEPaGdFhAbPyd.1 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Category: Thesis Defense
T itle of Defense: Master’s Thesis Defense by Jaclyn H. Aronie
Date o f Defense: September 4th at 1:30 pm
Location: Zoom: htt ps://umassd.zoom.us/j/93532180274?pwd=tbHqmPNDwxdZaYhPloEPaGdFhAbPyd.1
Start time of Defense: 1:30pm

Title of Paper: Understanding Perceptions of Culpability

Abstract:

Jurors often rely on narrative descriptions to interpret events they did not witness directly\, and subtle differences in language may shape how those events are underst ood. The present study examined how linguistic framing and victim identity influenced judgments of culpability for the same violent act. In a 2 × 3 between-subjects design\, participants read one of six homicide vignettes varying in framing and victim identity while all core facts remained cons tant. Emotionally loaded\, elaborated framing was associated with greater verdict confidence\, harsher punishment recommendations\, and higher ratin gs of brutality and intentionality. Victim identity also influenced punish ment severity\, brutality\, intentionality\, and sympathy toward both the victim and defendant. Most moderation effects on decision-making style wer e not significant\, although spontaneous decision-making moderated the rel ationship between framing and verdict confidence. Overall\, the findings s uggest that both narrative framing and victim characteristics can shape in terpretations of violent events.

Advisor: Raina V. Lamade\, Ph .D.\, ABPP

Committee Members: R. Thomas Boon\, Ph.D. and Trina Ker shaw\, Ph.D.

Contact Email: rlamade@umassd.edu

Event page: < a href="https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-4-26-understanding-perceptions -of-culpability.php">https://www.umassd.edu/events/cms/9-4-26-understandin g-perceptions-of-culpability.php
Event link: https://umas sd.zoom.us/j/93532180274?pwd=tbHqmPNDwxdZaYhPloEPaGdFhAbPyd.1

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