Schema-driven information processing in judgements about rape

By Barbara Krahé, J. Temkin, Steffen Bieneck. 2007

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Two studies addressed the impact of rape schemata on judgements about rape cases. In Study 1, 286 undergraduate students rated perpetrator and victim blame for five rape scenarios and completed the Perceived Causes of Rape Scale. Most blame was assigned to victims of an ex-partner rape, followed by acquaintance and stranger rape. Least blame was assigned to perpetrators of ex-partner rapes, followed by acquaintance and stranger rapes. Female precipitation beliefs increased victim blame and reduced perpetrator blame. In Study 2, 158 students rated rape scenarios that varied in victim perpetrator relationship and coercive strategy and completed a measure of Female Precipitation Beliefs. Half expected to be held accountable for their judgements. The perpetrator was held less liable and the victim blamed more when the perpetrator exploited the victim's incapacitated state versus using physical force. Accountability instruction reduced the impact of female precipitation beliefs on perceived perpetrator liability and victim blame.

Subfields: Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science

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In Gender Studies

1. Steffen Bieneck
2. Anja Berger
3. Barbara Krahé
4. J. Temkin
5. Ray Bull
6. Emma Sleath
7. E. O’Neal

In Sociology and Political Science

1. Emma Sleath
2. Ray Bull
3. Barbara Krahé
4. E. O’Neal
5. Aldert Vrij

Citations in the corpus

• Comparing Rape Victim and Perpetrator Blaming in a Police Officer Sample (2012, background): “It is more usual to find gender effects whereby females blame the victim less than males (Krahe et al., 2007).”
• What do we know about rape myths and juror decision making? (2020, unknown): “Yes Krahé et al. (2007) study 2 158 German students Written vignette.”
• Prospective lawyers’ rape stereotypes and schematic decision making about rape cases (2008, background): “…for which some success was found in an earlier study with psychology students, would be to introduce accountability by informing participants prior to presenting the cases that they will be asked to explain and justify their judgements about defendants and complainants (Krahé et al., 2007).”