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The Shades of Morality: The Effects of Light Temperatures on Moral Decision-Making
Get PDFThis study explores whether the colour temperature of lighting affects moral decision-making, using research on morals and the influence of light on the mind. Two types of lighting were used: yellow-white light and blue-white light. Yellow-white light was hypothesized to elicit emotional responses, while blue-white light was hypothesized to promote logical reasoning. Moral scenarios were presented to participants to measure their responses as they were exposed to the different light variables. In addition to the hypothesis, this study aimed to answer the question of whether or not the colour temperature of lighting influences one’s moral outlook on a decision. While the results were not statistically significant, this experiment could easily lead to revised versions
Chekhov’s Gun that Never Goes Off: Femininity and Castration in Jackie Brown (1997)
Get PDFFeminist readings of Tarantino’s films generally investigate the placement of women within his hypermasculine storyworlds. Deriving from Schlipphacke’s reading of Inglorious Basterds, specifically her notion of feminine revenge, this essay will evaluate the gendered power dynamics in Jackie Brown (1997). While feminine revenge is obtained by Tarantino’s protagonists, the women become victims of their own desires, creating a vacuum of power in which the patriarchy unknowingly reinforces its own power. Examining the visual pattern created by Tarantino during the quickdraw sequence in Jackie Brown as a case study, this essay will investigate the lack of true feminine power within Tarantino’s storyworlds.
 
The Reader Must Awaken: On A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch’s Dune
Get PDFThis review highlights key features in Max Evry's extensive oral history of David Lynch's 1984 film, Dune. The first section provides illustrative examples of production/design personnel accounts, life of the cast and crew on- and off-set, and a treasure trove of research that reveals the many alternatives that were considered in the making of the film. The second section analyzes the complex portrait that Evry assembles in the book while admirably resisting the move to reinforce the existing hagiography. Overall, this review uses specific examples of costume designers' insights and actors' reflections on collaborating with Lynch to give readers a taste of how Evry reframes Dune inside of its moment and beyond
Reconceptualizing Borderline Personality Disorder: Investigating a Novel Form of Stigma Resistance
No full textBorderline personality disorder (BPD) is a highly stigmatized diagnosis. This stigma negatively affects people diagnosed with BPD in many ways, ultimately reducing well-being. Stigma resistance strategies are methods that people use to shield themselves from the negative effects of stigma. These include ‘concealment,’ hiding one’s diagnosis from others, and ‘challenging,’ actively trying to change the stigma. We observed another potential strategy used by people diagnosed with BPD: ‘reconceptualizing’ involves conceiving of one’s mental health holistically and outside of the medical model. We developed a measure of reconceptualizing and assessed its relationship to well-being. The measure showed good reliability, and results suggest that reconceptualizing has a positive relationship to well-being. Assessing reconceptualizing as a stigma resistance strategy is valuable because it may be an accessible intervention that buffers the effects of stigma in a highly stigmatized population. 
The Effects of Registered Intermediaries on Youths' Perceived Credibility
Get PDFUndergoing cross-examination can be stressful; therefore, many countries offer testimonial supports to help vulnerable witnesses provide their best evidence (Eastwood & Patton, 2003; Righarts et al., 2013). Across two experiments, I examined how RI interjections during the cross-examination of a complainant and accused youth impacted their perceived credibility. In Experiment 1, I examined whether improving question clarity through RI interjections influenced the youths’ perceived credibility. Participants (N = 357) read a four-page simulated court transcript in which youths’ either testified with an RI or without. If they testified with an RI, six questions were clarified. Participants then rated the youths’ credibility. No differences were found in the perceived credibility of either the complainant or the accused in the study conditions. In Experiment 2, the youths’ responses were also clarified through RI injections to examine if this impacted credibility. Participants (N = 277) read the same transcript as in Experiment 1 and rated the youths’ credibility. No differences were found in the perceived credibility of either the complainant or the accused in the study conditions. In general, across both experiments, it seemed the accused was perceived as less credible when they testified with an RI. 
Fun, Fresh, and “Deliriously Pop”: Clueless and the Parodical Austen
Get PDFA consideration of the film Clueless and its treatment of Austen's authorial voice
In the Shadows of Exploitation: A Reading of Extractive Capitalism’s Migrant Workforce in Kate Beaton’s Ducks
Get PDFApplies the concept of extractivism to highlight the cycles of capitalistic exploitation in Kate Beaton's graphic memoir, Ducks
The Canterbury Tales as a Practical Demonstration of the Prisoner’s Dilemma
Get PDFUses four of The Canterbury Tales to highlight the correlation between trust and satisfaction found within each outcome of the Prisoner’s Dilemma
Crime and Biased Punishment: The Biasing Effect of Pretrial Incarceration on Judgement
Get PDFThe present study examined whether a defendant’s treatment prior to trial biases people’s perceptions of the defendant’s guilt, the perceived severity of the crime, and ratings of the fairness of the legal process. Participants (N = 146) were informed of the defendant’s pretrial treatment (at home; incarcerated; no information) and his income (45,000/yr or 110,000/yr). Participants read information about a crime, made judgments, and completed both individual and general measures of Belief in a Just World (BJW). When informed that the defendant was incarcerated prior to trial, participants rated the defendant as significantly less likely to be guilty than those who received no information. Incarceration prior to trial was also judged as the least fair of the pre-trial treatment conditions. The defendant’s income had no significant effects; however, when participants were informed that the defendant was incarcerated prior to trial and had a low annual income, they provided a more detailed justification of their ratings than participants in any other condition