Browsing Vanderbilt Law School Faculty Works by Subject "Law -- Psychological aspects"

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    • A Cognitive Theory of Trust 
      O'Connor, Erin O'Hara, 1965-; Hill, Claire A. (Washington University Law Review, 2006)
      Interpersonal trust is currently receiving widespread attention in the academy. Many legal scholars incorrectly assume that interpersonal trust is an unmitigated good (or bad) and that legal policy should therefore be ...
    • Contrition in the Courtroom: Do Apologies Affect Adjudication? 
      Guthrie, Chris; Rachlinski, Jeffrey John; Wistrich, Andrew J. (Cornell Law Review, 2013)
      Apologies usually help to repair social relationships and appease aggrieved parties. Previous research has demonstrated that in legal settings, apologies influence how litigants and juries evaluate both civil and criminal ...
    • Law, Emotion, and Terra Nova: Neal Feigenson as Both Radical and Reformer 
      Maroney, Terry A. (Quinnipiac Law Review, 2012)
      Law and emotion scholarship can engage with law on its own terms. It can seek to expose moments where the law already incorporates some kind of emotional component, and it can show how a richer understanding of emotion ...