Graduation Term
2017
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Department of Psychology
Committee Chair
Eric D. Wesselmann
Abstract
The current study investigated whether trust in Atheists moderates the relationship between prejudice against Atheists and belief in a hypothetical Atheists’ witness testimony. Pilot studies revealed that participants do not innately label witnesses who affirm as Atheists and determined that there was no significant difference between ratings of belief in Atheists witnesses in comparison to Christian witnesses. Responses from 185 MTurk participants confirmed that belief in witnesses did not significantly differ between Atheists and Christians. Furthermore, trust did not moderate the relationship between prejudice against Atheists and belief in the Atheist witness. These studies furthered research in distrust against Atheists within the criminal justice context. Limitations and future directions for research in this area are discussed.
Access Type
Thesis-Open Access
Recommended Citation
Griffith, Shannon M., "Religious Discrimination in Courtroom Oaths" (2017). Theses and Dissertations. 675.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/etd/675
DOI
http://doi.org/10.30707/ETD2017.Griffith.S