Three levels of physical attractiveness were manipulated in order to: (1) replicate the finding that an attractive defendant receives less punishment than an unattractive defendant and (2) demonstrate that attractiveness and punitiveness are curvilinearily related. Results supported both aims and are discussed in terms of information search.
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