Looking for participants (18+) for MSci Psychology Project
Hi- this is not my usual type of post, but I’m also a desperate student...
[Academic] Public Perceptions of Guilt of Sexual Offenders (Age 18+)
Hello! We are MSci students looking for participants to take part in our study, which includes reading information regarding a sexual offender and rating your opinions on guilt and sentencing of that offender.
The study is examining public perceptions of sexual offenders. To take part in this study you must be aged 18 or over. The study includes information from a fictitious case file which will contain some offensive language. This study also contains information on a fictional sexual offense which may be distressing to you if you have been a victim of sexual abuse.
If you find reading about crimes of a sexual nature too distressing, or have been a victim of such a crime, please do not participate.
The study will take approximately 15-20 minutes to fully complete. In the first part of the study you will be asked to complete a short questionnaire providing answers to some demographic questions. All responses to all questions in this study will be anonymised, and you will not be identifiable from your responses. You will be provided with information from a fictional court case, after which you will be asked questions regarding your perceptions of the offender’s blameworthiness and guilt, and you will be asked to indicate what in your view would be an appropriate sentence for the offence. You will be able to withdraw from this study at any point during it by closing the tab on your web browser. If you do this, your responses will not be recorded.
Please follow this anonymised link to take part in our study:
https://york.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_88R1TadgBII1lFX
Thank you!