Dixon Et Al - Accents Of Guilt

Question 1

Which accent is rated more positively? According to Kalin, 1982

Answer 1

Standard accents compared to non standard accents

Question 2

What did Levi-ari propose?

Answer 2

Foreign accents undermine ones credibility. It’s harder to understand such accents so it’s harder to judge the individual truthful

Question 3

What did Seggie find?

Answer 3

Social stereotypes affect decisions in court

Question 4

What did Giles find?

Answer 4

Brummie accents are perceived more negatively than British accents

Question 5

What did Stewart find?

Answer 5

Actual trials in the USA resulted in black defendants receiving longer sentences than white defendants for the same crime

Question 6

What was the aim?

Answer 6

To investigate the effects of regional accents, race and crime type on attributions of guilt

Question 7

What was the main hypothesis?

Answer 7

A brimming suspect would elicit stronger attributions of guilt than a standard accented suspect

Question 8

Research method and design

Answer 8

Laboratory with independent measures design

Question 9

3 IVs

Answer 9

1) Accent ( Brummie/ standard)
2) Race ( Black/ white)
3) Type of crime ( Blue collar/ white collar) … assault/ cheque fraud

Question 10

DV

Answer 10

Suspects attribution of guilt

Question 11

Sample number and qualities

Answer 11

119 white undergraduate psychology students from the University of Worcester. 24 males , 95 females, mean age of 25.2 years

Question 12

Sampling method

Answer 12

Opportunity

Question 13

Who was the 2 minute recorded transcript between?

Answer 13

A middle aged male officer and a young male suspect

Question 14

How was the accent variable differed?

Answer 14

Matched guide procedure

Question 15

How was race manipulated?

Answer 15

Contextual cues in the transcript (physical description)

Question 16

What was the 7 point scale measuring?

Answer 16

Suspects level of guilt from ‘innocent’ to ‘guilty’

Question 17

What does SEI stand for and what does it measure?

Answer 17

Speech Evaluation Instrument that measures superiority, attractiveness and dynamism

Question 18

Was the Brummie accent rates lower of higher on superiority?

Answer 18

Lower

Question 19

Was the hypothesis correct?

Answer 19

Yes, the Brummie accent was rated more guilty

Question 20

What was the strongest interaction between the IVs?

Answer 20

Brummie, black and blue collar crime

Question 21

How could the rating of guilt be predicted?

Answer 21

Through higher ratings of superiority and attractiveness

Question 22

Conclusion 1

Answer 22

A range of social physiological factors can affect the perception of suspects guilt including accent, race and type of crime

Question 23

Conclusion 2

Answer 23

Non- standard English speakers are perceived as more guilty

Question 24

Conclusion 3

Answer 24

A suspects perceived superiority and attractiveness may predict whether they are guilty or not