"Accented Speakers May Find It Advantageous to Speak Up in Court" by Charles D. Dolph, Jessica Robb et al.
 

Psychology Faculty Presentations

Accented Speakers May Find It Advantageous to Speak Up in Court

Document Type

Poster Session

Event Date

5-27-2011

Conference/Event

23rd Annual Convention of Association of Psychological Sciences

Location

Washington, D.C.

Abstract

Participants rated the testimony (from an auto accident) of a Hispanic accented speaker, a Middle Eastern accented speaker, or a transcript on accuracy, credibility, deceptiveness, and guilt. Multivariate analysis of variance revealed significant main effects for condition and gender. Accented speakers were rated more positively than a transcript, especially by women.

Keywords

Law, criminal justice, accent, court

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