Countering Biased Judgments of Individuals Who Display Autism-Characteristic Behavior in Forensic Settings.
According to expectancy violations theory, displays of behavior considered "unusual" during an interaction will trigger scrutiny of an individual. Such scrutiny may be detrimental in forensic contexts, where deception detection is emphasized. Autistic individuals, in particular, may be scrutinized u...
| Published in: | Human Communication Research Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 215 - 248 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Jul2021
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=151368907&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 151368907 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 03603989 HUC jtl: Human Communication Research issn: 03603989 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul2021 vid: 47 iid: 3 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 151368907 10.1093/hcr/hqab002 ppf: 215 ppct: 33 formats: tig: atl: Countering Biased Judgments of Individuals Who Display Autism-Characteristic Behavior in Forensic Settings. aug: au: Logos, Katie Brewer, Neil Young, Robyn L affil: Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia su: Deception Justice administration Expectancy-value theory Expectancy theories Behavioral assessment Display systems sug: subj: Deception Justice administration Expectancy-value theory Other Electronic Component Manufacturing Computer Terminal and Other Computer Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing Expectancy theories Behavioral assessment Display systems ab: According to expectancy violations theory, displays of behavior considered "unusual" during an interaction will trigger scrutiny of an individual. Such scrutiny may be detrimental in forensic contexts, where deception detection is emphasized. Autistic individuals, in particular, may be scrutinized unfavorably given unusual nonverbal behavior associated with the condition. Across two experiments using between-subjects' designs, participants (overall N = 3,342) watched a scripted police-suspect interrogation, randomized to view the suspect display autism-related behaviors or none of those behaviors. Autistic behavior biased evaluations of deception and guilt as a function of violating individual behavioral expectations, regardless of whether decisive or ambiguous evidence framed the suspect as guilty or innocent. Promisingly, however, providing an autism information card attenuated such evaluations. Our research extends expectancy violations theory, advances understanding of determinants of forensic judgments, highlights important applied implications for nonverbal behavior displays in the justice system and recommends methods to protect against bias. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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