For written descriptions of cases, ratings of guilt of the defendant, recommended term of imprisonment, and seriousness of crime by 108 male and 72 female undergraduates do not support the hypothesis that the defendant who victimizes an attractive woman (photograph) is judged more harshly than one who victimizes an unattractive woman.
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