Understanding the emotional victim effect: Does rape complainant distress influence credibility judgments in criminal trials? Nitschke, F. T. (University of Queensland), McKimmie, B. M. (University of Queensland), Vanman, E. J. (University of Queensland) Rape cases have a disproportionately high attrition rate and low conviction rate compared to other criminal offences (Jehle, 2012). Research suggests that […]

Stereotypes of Teenage Fathers: Deadbeats or Devoted? Sheeran, N. (Griffith University), Jones, L. (Griffith University), Bernardin, S. (Griffith University), Wood, M. (Griffith University) Stereotypes of teenage fathers in America suggest they are absent, criminal, and violent, with their identity tied to the role of breadwinner rather than parent. However, no research has investigated stereotypes of […]

Facial Age Cues Moderate Emotion Recognition on Faces of Children and Young adults Craig, B. (University of New England), Minkov, R. (University of New England) Previous research shows that the speed and accuracy of recognising emotional expressions depends on other social information available on faces. For example, the happy categorisation advantage—the faster categorisation of happiness […]

Working with Disadvantaged Groups – Do Group-Blind Attitudes Hinder or Foster Diversity Engagement? Achia, T. (Relationships Australia Queensland [RAQ] & University of Queensland), Louis, W.R. (University of Queensland), Petch, J. (Relationships Australia Queensland [RAQ]), Lohan, A., (Relationships Australia Queensland [RAQ]) The endorsement of group blind ideologies by advantaged group members is associated with negative outcomes […]