Demons are everywhere: The effects of belief in pure evil,demonization, and retribution on punishing criminal perpetrators |
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| Institution: | 1. St. Mary’s College of Maryland, United States;2. Kansas State University, United States;1. Department of Breast and Oncoplastic Surgery, Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK;2. Department of Histopathology Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford, UK;3. University of Surrey, Guildford, UK;1. Breast Unit, Department of Gynecology, CTD, University Hospital Mútua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;2. Department of Hemato-oncology, University Hospital Mútua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;3. Department of Radiology, University Hospital Mútua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;4. Department of Pathology, University Hospital Mútua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;5. Department of Surgery, University Hospital Mútua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;6. Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Mútua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;7. Nuclear Medicine Department, CTD, University Hospital Mútua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;8. Research Unit, Research Foundation Mútua de Terrassa, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;9. Laboratory of Toxicology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;10. Breast Unit, Department of Gynecology, Hospital de Terrassa, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain;11. Department of Nursing, School of Health Science TecnoCampus Mataró-Maresme, Maresme, Spain;12. International University of Catalunya, Catalunya, Spain;1. Department of Astronomy and Yonsei University Observatory, Yonsei University, 120-749 Seoul, Republic of Korea;2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;3. Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, 776 Daedeokdae-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-348, Republic of Korea |
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| Abstract: | Do preconceived beliefs about evil influence perceptions and punishments of those who harm others? We examined the effects of belief in pure evil (BPE), demonization, and belief in retribution on punishment of a stereotypically (vs. non-stereotypically) evil criminal. Participants punished the stereotypically evil perpetrator more (i.e., greater recommended jail time, opposition to parole, and support for his execution) because of increases in demonization (i.e., greater perceptions of the criminal as wicked, evil, and threatening), but not increases in retributive feelings. However, regardless of the criminal’s exhibited stereotypically evil traits, greater BPE predicted harsher punishment of the perpetrator; both greater demonization and stronger retributive feelings mediated the relationship between BPE and severe punishments. Further, effect sizes indicated BPE (vs. the evilness manipulation) more strongly predicted demonization and punishment. Thus, some individuals naturally see perpetrators as demons, and retributively punish them, whether or not there is more explicit stereotypic evidence of their evil dispositions. |
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| Keywords: | Pure evil Attributions Aggression Criminal punishment Death penalty |
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