Schematic influences of rape myth acceptance on visual information processing: An eye-tracking approach |
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Authors: | Philipp Süssenbach Gerd Bohner Friederike Eyssel |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Bielefeld, Germany;2. Cluster of Excellence in Cognitive Interaction Technology, University of Bielefeld, Germany |
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Abstract: | Schematic influences of rape myth acceptance (RMA) on visual information processing were studied. After reading a short text on a rape case, students viewed a “police photograph” of the plaintiff's living room, where the rape allegedly happened, while their eye-movements were recorded. The photograph contained two myth-consistent cues, one being expected in the situation (wine bottle and glasses), the other unexpected (poster of a nude male). Results of Study 1 (N = 60) showed that participants higher in RMA fixated the expected cue both earlier and less long, which may indicate hypervigilance and greater ease of processing, respectively. Higher RMA also predicted longer initial fixation of the unexpected cue. These processing differences mediated participants' verdicts and blame judgments. In Study 2 (N = 30), participants' level of RMA was manipulated experimentally via social norm feedback. This manipulation significantly affected eye-movement patterns for the expected myth-consistent cue. Results support the notion that RMA actively guides visual information processing of relevant stimuli. |
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