The present study examined the role of political orientation and task engagement in juror decision-making. The study was conducted as a 2 (mode: laboratory versus online) × 2 (role: juror, observer) × 3 (evidence: admissible, inadmissible, control) between-subjects experiment, with participants (N = 157) recruited from a mid-sized Australian university. Findings supported our predictions that political conservatism is associated with convictions, and that university students endorse a wide range of political orientations. Participants who were more engaged in the study perceived more threat in the defendant, and threat, in turn, led to higher conviction rates; furthermore, the effect of participation mode on verdict decisions was completely mediated by perceptions of the threat posed by the defendant. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for jury decision-making research and its relevance to actual juror decisions.

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陪审团决策：参与和感知威胁对判决决定的影响

本研究考察了政治取向和任务参与在陪审员决策中的作用。该研究是作为 2（模式：实验室与在线）×2（角色：陪审员、观察员）×3（证据：可接受、不可接受、对照）受试者间实验进行的，参与者（N = 157）从中间招募- 大小的澳大利亚大学。调查结果支持了我们的预测，即政治保守主义与信念相关，大学生支持广泛的政治取向。参与研究越多的参与者对被告的威胁越大，而威胁反过来会导致更高的定罪率；此外，参与模式对判决决定的影响完全由对被告构成的威胁的看法来调节。