To flatter the jury: ingratiation effects during closing arguments

dc.contributorHamilton, James C.
dc.contributorColquitt, Joseph A.
dc.contributor.advisorBrodsky, Stanley L.
dc.contributor.authorZiemke, Mitchell H.
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Alabama Tuscaloosa
dc.date.accessioned2017-02-28T22:21:29Z
dc.date.available2017-02-28T22:21:29Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.descriptionElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT The current study investigated the effect of defense attorney ingratiation during closing arguments of criminal trials. Previous research has shown ingratiation to be a powerful tool of social persuasion across many different settings. In the current study, participants read a vignette of a criminal case and then saw a videotaped presentation of closing arguments from actors portraying the prosecutor and defense attorneys. The defense attorney's closing argument contained either no, low, moderate or high levels of ingratiation. Results revealed that ingratiation had a significant effect on juror ratings of attorney attractiveness, trustworthiness, likeability, confidence, and overall credibility. As ingratiation increased ratings of attractiveness, trustworthiness, likeability and credibility increased whereas ratings of confidence decreased. Ingratiation did not significantly affect ratings of guilt directly; however, the relationship between ingratiation and guilt was significantly mediated by ratings of attorney attractiveness, trustworthiness, and confidence. Higher levels of these traits significantly lowered mock-jurors' ratings of the defendant's guilt. Finally, contrary to expectations, analyses revealed that self-esteem, self-efficacy, and the personality domains of extraversion and neuroticism were unrelated to ratings of attorney characteristics. The personality domains of openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness were able to significantly predict ratings of several attorney characteristics. Implications for the use of ingratiation during closing arguments of trials are discussed.en_US
dc.format.extent87 p.
dc.format.mediumelectronic
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.otheru0015_0000001_0000115
dc.identifier.otherZiemke_alatus_0004M_10058
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.ua.edu/handle/123456789/622
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Alabama Libraries
dc.relation.hasversionborn digital
dc.relation.ispartofThe University of Alabama Electronic Theses and Dissertations
dc.rightsAll rights reserved by the author unless otherwise indicated.en_US
dc.subjectSocial psychology
dc.subjectLaw
dc.titleTo flatter the jury: ingratiation effects during closing argumentsen_US
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etdms.degree.departmentUniversity of Alabama. Department of Psychology
etdms.degree.disciplinePsychology
etdms.degree.grantorThe University of Alabama
etdms.degree.levelmaster's
etdms.degree.nameM.A.
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