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The Influence Of Emotional And Situated Social Cognition Factors On Consents To Search, Sarah A. Moody
The Influence Of Emotional And Situated Social Cognition Factors On Consents To Search, Sarah A. Moody
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The Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution holds that the government cannot conduct an unreasonable search or seizure without probable cause or consent. A surprising majority of people acquiesce to search requests and research is lacking in determining what factors play a role in these decisions. Findings from the current research on the roles of emotions and situated social cognition in consents to search may help police officers and other legal authority figures ensure against coercive or unfair consents. Based upon regression models constructed from the data, authority figures can alter their search requests to help prevent coercion. The current …
Introduction: Analysing Emotion And Theorising Affect, Peta Tait
Introduction: Analysing Emotion And Theorising Affect, Peta Tait
Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)
Increased interest in the study of the emotions and affect within the humanities and creative arts can be identified in Australia, where there is nationally funded interdisciplinary research into the history of emotions [1]. While the study of the emotions can be found across a number of academic disciplines, historically, it was theatrical performance that publicly displayed—as well as challenged—ideas of emotional expression in society. The philosophical complexity of theatre is described in, for example: Aristotle’s expectation of benefit to society from the arousal of pity and fear [2]; Diderot’s appreciation that good actors do not feel the emotion that …