• LAW AND PSYCHOLOGY SOCIAL MEDIA STUDY

    Thank you for participating in this study. Please answer the following questions to the best of your ability. When you finish the questions, proceed to the next page. This experience should take approximately 10-15 minutes. This study includes topics relating to crime. Your participating is completely voluntary and you may stop participation at any time. Your name and any other identifying factors will not be shared. Thank you for your time!

  • Background Questions

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  • Read the following example case and answer the following questions.

    A 7-11 was robbed last night at approximately 9:00pm. A masked individual entered the convenience store with a gun, waving it in the air and demanding the cashier give him the money from the register. The cashier complied with the request and gave the man 600 dollars from the register. Witnesses reported seeing a suspicious looking man about 6 feet tall wearing an orange jacket, black hat and a lion tattoo on his leg. Police arrested Adam Green as a suspect a day later. Adam has a previous record of petty theft but claims he was at his friend’s house for dinner. Adam’s friend confirmed that Adam was with him at dinner at the time of the robbery. Adam was identified by an eyewitness based on his height and jacket. Adam has a lion tattoo that matches the description, but the design is not unique to him. The gun was not found.

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  • Social Media

    Please take a moment to review the following simulated social media feed. Peruse the comments by clicking "view all comments" at the bottom of each post. Please look at every post before continuing to the next part of the survey.

  • Read the following example case and answer the following questions.

    A 7-11 was robbed last night at approximately 9:00pm. A masked individual entered the convenience store with a gun, waving it in the air and demanding the cashier give him the money from the register. The cashier complied with the request and gave the man 600 dollars from the register. Witnesses reported seeing a suspicious looking man about 6 feet tall wearing an orange jacket, black hat and a lion tattoo on his leg. Police arrested Adam Green as a suspect a day later. Adam has a previous record of petty theft but claims he was at his friend’s house for dinner. Adam’s friend confirmed that Adam was with him at dinner at the time of the robbery. Adam was identified by an eyewitness based on his height and jacket. Adam has a lion tattoo that matches the description, but the design is not unique to him. The gun was not found.

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