The relationship between intent,consequences, the dangerousness of the victim,and blame: The case of self-defense |
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Authors: | Danièle Hermand Etienne Mullet Patricia Tomera Virginie Touzart |
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Affiliation: | 1. Université de Nantes , France;2. Ecole Pratique des Hantes Etudes , France;3. Université Charles-de-Gaulle , Villeneuve-d'Ascq , France |
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Abstract: | Abstract The way in which, in the special case of self-defense, intent to harm, consequences of the negative act and information regarding the dangerousness of the victim were integrated in a judgment of blame was studied. The sample consisted of men on the street, and also of two sub-populations directly concerned with the special issue of self-defense: police officers and prisoners. Overall, the way in which information was integrated appeared to conform to the proposed model: Blame = f [(Intent + Consequences) × Dangerousness]. The strength of the main effects and of the interactions were, however, extremely variable from one participant to another. A noticeable effect of dangerousness was observed in only onethird of the men on the street and the prisoners, and in only one police officer out of 19. |
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