Savitsky J C, Czyzewski D, Dubord D, Kaminsky S
J Pers. 1976 Jun;44(2):311-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.1976.tb00125.x.
Male and female college students were shown videotapes of supposed male offenders describing the details of thefts they had committed. Videotaped sequences were varied so that offenders were 9 to 10 years old or of college age. Also, actors varied in their mode of emotional self-presentation. Comparisons of punishments suggested by subjects indicated that joyful actors received the highest level of punishment while distressed offenders received the lowest level of suggested punishment. It was also found that the emotions of children exerted a greater persuasive effect on subjects' ratings than did the emotions of adults although the pattern of results was similar across ages. These results were discussed as demonstrating that the age and emotion of an offender can exert considerable influence on the attribution of blame made by a disciplinarian.
研究人员向男女大学生播放了一些录像带，录像中所谓的男性罪犯描述了他们所实施盗窃行为的细节。录像片段有所不同，罪犯的年龄分别为9至10岁或大学年龄。此外，演员在情感自我表达的方式上也存在差异。受试者给出的惩罚建议比较结果表明，表现出愉悦的演员受到的惩罚程度最高，而表现出痛苦的罪犯受到的惩罚建议程度最低。研究还发现，尽管不同年龄组的结果模式相似，但儿童的情绪对受试者评分的说服力比对成年人情绪的说服力更大。这些结果被认为表明，罪犯的年龄和情绪会对纪律执行者的责备归因产生相当大的影响。
