Kayla A Burd
Biographic Data
| ID | 3594923 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kayla A Burd |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kayla A |
| FAMILY NAME | Burd |
| SIGNATURE | BURD K A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Psychology University of Wyoming Laramie Wyoming USA |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0107-8788 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Influence of Victim Physical Maturity and Victim‐Defendant Age Congruency on Mock Juror Decision‐Making in Child Sexual Abuse Trials
The present study utilized a 2 (Victim physical maturity [VPM]: prepubescent vs. postpubescent) × 3 (victim‐defendant age congruency: congruent [12 vs. 12], small incongruency [12 vs. 16], and large incongruency [12 vs. 30]) between‐subjects design with jury‐eligible community members ( N = 502) to test the prediction that mock jurors would differentially perceive victims/defendants based on VPM and defendant age, which would in turn influence ve…
The Influence of Victim Blame Statements and Expert Testimony on Jury Decision Making During Cases of Sexual Assault
Rape myths are pervasive beliefs about sex crimes that can significantly influence trial outcomes. Expert testimony has been proposed as a method to mitigate the effect of rape myths within trials, but research to date is mixed. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of the presence and content of expert testimony in a criminal trial of rape. Participants ( N = 155) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions (i.e., no exper…
What’s in a Name? Public Perceptions of Sex Worker Professionals Are Differentially Influenced by Terminology
People in the sex work industry are confronted with stigmatization and prejudice related to their work. A movement regarding the terminology of those in the industry focuses on the work-oriented aspect of the profession, rather than confounding the work with sexual identity, morality, and coercion, which in turn, might reduce stigma. Yet, lay perceptions of these professionals are often negative, and may vary depending on the language used to des…
Call it what it is: Does the framing of sex crimes impact jury decision making
The purpose of the current studies was to examine perceptions of sex crime severity, framing, and framing congruency on mock juror decision making. Study 1 ( N = 230) was exploratory and investigated lay perceptions of legally equivalent sex crimes for both a typical victim and perpetrator. Participants were presented with six sex crimes and answered questions regarding expected nonconsensual behaviors, physical and psychological injuries, percei…
Attitudes Towards Police Legitimacy and Mock Grand Juror Indictment Decisions in Cases of Lethal Force
Two experiments examined the potentially interactive effects of shooter identity (police officer vs. civilian) and unarmed victim race (Black vs. White) on grand juror decision‐making. In Experiments 1 ( N = 350) and 2 ( N = 344), mock grand jurors read and listened to mock testimony detailing the shooting by a police officer or civilian of an unarmed suspect (Black vs. White) and rendered an indictment decision. Those who chose to indict then se…
Do inconclusive forensic decisions disadvantage the innocent
OBJECTIVE: Two experiments examined the potential for inconclusive forensic decisions to disadvantage the innocent. HYPOTHESES: Both experiments tested the hypothesis that inconclusive decisions produce more incriminating legal judgments than do clearly exculpatory forensic decisions. Experiment 2 also examined whether this hypothesized effect conformed to a confirmation bias, a communication error, or perceptual accuracy. METHOD: In Experiment 1…
Looking Hateworthy: An Investigation of the Relationship Between Chinese Phenotypicality and Covid-19-Related Prejudice and Discrimination
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been an increasing number of hate crimes perpetrated against Chinese and non-Chinese Asian Americans. Some hate incidents suggest that Chinese Asian Americans have been mainly targeted followed by non-Chinese Asian Americans. The present study examined the influence of victim Chinese phenotypicality (CP) and participant individual differences on COVID-19-related prejudice and discrimination. Participan…
On the conflation of purpose and meaning in life: A qualitative study of high school and college student conceptions
A minimal amount of information is known about how adolescents and emerging adults construe purpose and meaning in life, leaving many researchers to assume youth think about these constructs consistent with scientific understandings. In this preregistered study, we compared adolescent and emerging adult conceptions of purpose and meaning using directed content analysis. High school and college students were randomly assigned to write about purpos…
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On the conflation of purpose and meaning in life: A qualitative study of high school and college student conceptions
A minimal amount of information is known about how adolescents and emerging adults construe purpose and meaning in life, leaving many researchers to assume youth think about these constructs consistent with scientific understandings. In this preregistered study, we compared adolescent and emerging adult conceptions of purpose and meaning using directed content analysis. High school and college students were randomly assigned to write about purpos…
Looking Hateworthy: An Investigation of the Relationship Between Chinese Phenotypicality and Covid-19-Related Prejudice and Discrimination
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been an increasing number of hate crimes perpetrated against Chinese and non-Chinese Asian Americans. Some hate incidents suggest that Chinese Asian Americans have been mainly targeted followed by non-Chinese Asian Americans. The present study examined the influence of victim Chinese phenotypicality (CP) and participant individual differences on COVID-19-related prejudice and discrimination. Participan…
Do inconclusive forensic decisions disadvantage the innocent
OBJECTIVE: Two experiments examined the potential for inconclusive forensic decisions to disadvantage the innocent. HYPOTHESES: Both experiments tested the hypothesis that inconclusive decisions produce more incriminating legal judgments than do clearly exculpatory forensic decisions. Experiment 2 also examined whether this hypothesized effect conformed to a confirmation bias, a communication error, or perceptual accuracy. METHOD: In Experiment 1…
Call it what it is: Does the framing of sex crimes impact jury decision making
The purpose of the current studies was to examine perceptions of sex crime severity, framing, and framing congruency on mock juror decision making. Study 1 ( N = 230) was exploratory and investigated lay perceptions of legally equivalent sex crimes for both a typical victim and perpetrator. Participants were presented with six sex crimes and answered questions regarding expected nonconsensual behaviors, physical and psychological injuries, percei…
Attitudes Towards Police Legitimacy and Mock Grand Juror Indictment Decisions in Cases of Lethal Force
Two experiments examined the potentially interactive effects of shooter identity (police officer vs. civilian) and unarmed victim race (Black vs. White) on grand juror decision‐making. In Experiments 1 ( N = 350) and 2 ( N = 344), mock grand jurors read and listened to mock testimony detailing the shooting by a police officer or civilian of an unarmed suspect (Black vs. White) and rendered an indictment decision. Those who chose to indict then se…
The Influence of Victim Physical Maturity and Victim‐Defendant Age Congruency on Mock Juror Decision‐Making in Child Sexual Abuse Trials
The present study utilized a 2 (Victim physical maturity [VPM]: prepubescent vs. postpubescent) × 3 (victim‐defendant age congruency: congruent [12 vs. 12], small incongruency [12 vs. 16], and large incongruency [12 vs. 30]) between‐subjects design with jury‐eligible community members ( N = 502) to test the prediction that mock jurors would differentially perceive victims/defendants based on VPM and defendant age, which would in turn influence ve…
The Influence of Victim Blame Statements and Expert Testimony on Jury Decision Making During Cases of Sexual Assault
Rape myths are pervasive beliefs about sex crimes that can significantly influence trial outcomes. Expert testimony has been proposed as a method to mitigate the effect of rape myths within trials, but research to date is mixed. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of the presence and content of expert testimony in a criminal trial of rape. Participants ( N = 155) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions (i.e., no exper…
What’s in a Name? Public Perceptions of Sex Worker Professionals Are Differentially Influenced by Terminology
People in the sex work industry are confronted with stigmatization and prejudice related to their work. A movement regarding the terminology of those in the industry focuses on the work-oriented aspect of the profession, rather than confounding the work with sexual identity, morality, and coercion, which in turn, might reduce stigma. Yet, lay perceptions of these professionals are often negative, and may vary depending on the language used to des…
Psychology (5 works) · Jury Decision Making Processes (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Perception (3 works) · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (3 works) · Deception detection and forensic psychology (2 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (2 works)