Yes. That's what I thought the probability was although I had a 8 in the last digit :)
Does such pleading (and or "turning states evidence" for a more lenient sentence) feed into the stereotype of women as victims? And is the opposite stereotype also beefed up. That is, that the man is more likely to be the true culprit and so getting the woman to go "states evidence" is acceptable because you are putting away the real bad guy by doing so? There was a horrendous case in Canada a few years ago (Carla Homolka and Paul Bernardo). She played the victim card and 'got off lightly' compared to Barnardo. Are people less willing to believe that a woman could be so vile? Why would this be the case? --Mike On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Shearon, Tim <[email protected]> wrote: > > Mike > 98.92496%. Seriously, I think it is almost certain. The alternative would be > to admit something rather likely to put you away for about. . . . forever! > That does leave a small chance she'll take the "stiff upper lip" defense, > "'It's a fair cop!" > Tim > _______________________________ > Timothy O. Shearon, PhD > Professor and Chair Department of Psychology > The College of Idaho > Caldwell, ID 83605 > email: [email protected] > > teaching: intro to neuropsychology; psychopharmacology; general; history and > systems > > "You can't teach an old dogma new tricks." Dorothy Parker > > ________________________________________ > From: Michael Smith [[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 5:57 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: [tips] Any guesses on the probability? > > Anyone have a guess on the probability that Nancy Garrido the wife of > Phillip Garrido (the couple accused of the abduction, rape, and > confinement for 18 years of Jaycee Dugard) will be pleading that she > is just another victim of the bad man? > > --Mike > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
