Determinants and Consequences of Punitive Motives: A Psychology and Law Approach
Project/Area Number |
23653170
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Research Field |
Social psychology
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Research Institution | Nagoya University |
Principal Investigator |
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
FUJITA Masahiro 関西大大学, 社会学部, 准教授 (60377140)
HIOKI Koichi 神戸大学, 大学院・経営学研究科, 講師 (60509850)
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Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
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Keywords | 法と心理学 / 懲罰動機 / 道徳性認知 / 量刑判断 / 情報処理過程 / 意図性認知 / 過程分離手続き / 公正信念 / 道徳性判断 / 社会的認知 |
Research Abstract |
Under the current attempt of Judicial System Reformation promoted in Japan, the importance of respecting the "sense of ordinary citizens" is often emphasized. In the present study, we aimed to reveal psychological processes underlying the ordinary senses among the non-experts of law, with a special focus on motives to punish a person rather than the act. In a series of experimental studies, we presented illegal acts and examined determinants of punitive judgments and behavior. We also attempted neuro-scientific analyses. The results indicated that retributive and utilitarian motives both likely underlie the tendency to punish on the basis of character factors. A number of implications were provided with regard to further research possibilities.
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