Factors affecting the compartmentalization of punitive and compensatory damages
| dc.contributor.advisor | Laughery, Kenneth R., Sr. | en_US |
| dc.creator | Paige, Danielle L. | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-06-04T08:46:29Z | en_US |
| dc.date.available | 2009-06-04T08:46:29Z | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2003 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This study examines the effects of the amount of pain and suffering awards, the recipient of the punitive award, and the inclusion company profit information on the compartmentalization of punitive damage awards. Participants (N = 245) read three personal injury scenarios, filled out a demographic and attitudinal survey, and awarded punitive damages for each scenario. Results revealed that when profit information was not given, participants exhibited leakage effects. That is, participants awarded significantly more punitive damages when pain and suffering was high and significantly less when it was low in the absence of profit information. When profit information was present, however, there was no effect of the level of pain and suffering; participants compartmentalized their punitive damage decisions. Award variance was also significantly higher when pain and suffering was high and profit information absent than when profit information was given. | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | 128 p. | en_US |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | en_US |
| dc.identifier.callno | THESIS PSYCH. 2003 PAIGE | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Paige, Danielle L.. "Factors affecting the compartmentalization of punitive and compensatory damages." (2003) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17613">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17613</a>. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17613 | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Law | en_US |
| dc.subject | Social psychology | en_US |
| dc.title | Factors affecting the compartmentalization of punitive and compensatory damages | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.type.material | Text | en_US |
| thesis.degree.department | Psychology | en_US |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Social Sciences | en_US |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Rice University | en_US |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en_US |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts | en_US |
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