Dixon

Question 1

What is the hypothesis Dixon is studying?

Answer 1

To test the hypothesis that a Brummies’ accented suspect would produce stronger attributions of guilt than a standard accented suspect

Also whether race and type of crime would influence this effect.

Question 2

What is the sample of dixons study?

Answer 2

119 white undergraduate psychology students
Mean age of 25.2 years old
University of Worcester

Question 3

What experiment was used in dixons study?

Answer 3

Lab

Question 4

What design was used in dixons study?

Answer 4

Independent measures.

Question 5

What was the pre-test of dixons study?

Answer 5

Pre-test; 95% of ppl identified brummie accents and it was rated higher than the standard accent of strength. No diff in terms of loud and pitch, brummie higher speech rate

Question 6

What was the procedure in simple terms in dixons study?

Answer 6

P’s listened to a tape recording and completed two rating scales; 1 rating guilt 0-7 innocent to guilty and SEI (speech evaluation instrument) measures language attitudes.
This measures attractiveness, superiority and dynamism

Question 7

What were the two tests used in dixons procedure?

Answer 7

Speech evaluation instrument(SEI)
Suspects guilty 0-7 innocent to guilty

Question 8

What was the main finding of dixons study?

Answer 8

Significant difference with superiority- brummie lower than standard accented
Significant difference in guilty ratings- Brummie more guilty than standard accent

Question 9

What were three conclusions from dixons study?

Answer 9

Attributions of guilt may be affected by accent
Brummie accents are more likely to be perceived as guilty
A suspects perceived superiority may predict whether they are guilty or not.