PSYC 367 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Stanford Prison Experiment, Execution By Firing Squad, Intellectual Disability

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 367
• Professor: Adam Dunbar

Document Summary

Concluded that situational factors, not dispositional (personality) are more important in shaping behaving. However, this study has been fiercely criticized for its ethics and validity. U. s. one of few countries with death penalty. Treason, espionage, murder in government official, using wmd. Four states responsible for 59% of all u. s. executions since 1976: In furman v. georgia (1972), court called a halt to use of the death penalty. Furman claimed it was an accident that he shot the person when he was in the home. Found that it was imposed at the complete discretion of the judge or jury. Invalidated death penalty laws of 39 states & d. c. In gregg v. georgia (1976), the court reviewed georgia"s new sentencing. At least one aggravating factor had to be found. This was intended to meet the arbitrary and capricious concern in. Required specific aggravating and mitigating circumstances be considered. Ruled that adolescents should not be subject to the death penalty.