Table 2.
Comparison of Punishment Ratings Provided by Present Incarcerated Population with those Previously Provided by Non-Incarcerated Populations
| Scenario | University non-incarcerated population (N = 64, Robinson and Kurzban, 2007) | Internet non-incarcerated population (N = 246, Robinson and Kurzban, 2007) | Present incarcerated population (N=100) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mean rank | modal ranking | % Assigning "No Punishment" | mean rank | modal ranking | % Assigning "No Punishment" | mean rank | modal ranking | % Assigning "No Punishment" | |
| S1 (defending) | 0.6 | 0 | 91 | 1.2 | 0 | 82 | 2.03 | 0 | 78 |
| S2 (coercion) | 0.3 | 0 | 92 | 2.3 | 0 | 75 | 1.03 | 0 | 82 |
| S3 (umbrella) | 1.4 | 0 | 92 | 0.3 | 0 | 87 | 0.53 | 0 | 87 |
| S4 (hallucination) | 0.3 | 0 | 92 | 1.7 | 0 | 71 | 1.44 | 0 | 79 |
| S5 (pies) | 3.9 | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 5 | 8 | 3.51 | 0 | 41 |
| S6 (T-shirt) | 6.3 | 6* | 8 | 7.4 | 7* | 1 | 6.31 | 7* | 18* |
| S7 (short change) | 6.8 | 7* | 9 | 7.1 | 6* | 6 | 6.98 | 6* | 14* |
| S8 (radio) | 7.6 | 8 | 5 | 8.4 | 8 | 0 | 7.28 | 8 | 12* |
| S9 (drill) | 8.8 | 9 | 3 | 9.2 | 9 | 0 | 9.48 | 10 | 7 |
| S10 (microwave) | 9.9 | 10 | 2 | 10.2 | 10 | 0 | 9.48 | 10 | 6 |
| S11 (TV) | 10.4 | 11 | 2 | 10.6 | 11 | 0 | 9.63 | 11 | 8 |
| S12 (slap) | 12.1 | 12 | 0 | 11.6 | 12 | 0 | 10.52 | 12 | 12* |
| S13 (head-butt) | 13 | 13 | 2 | 12.2 | 13 | 2 | 10.96 | 13 | 14* |
| S14 (stitches) | 14.1 | 14 | 0 | 13.7 | 14 | 0 | 11.73 | 14 | 13* |
| S15 (necklace) | 14.8 | 15 | 0 | 13.6 | 15 | 0 | 14.74 | 16 | 2 |
| S16 (robbery) | 15.6 | 16 | 0 | 15.3 | 16 | 0 | 14.46 | 16 | 6 |
| S17 (clubbing) | 16.8 | 17 | 0 | 16.7 | 17 | 1 | 15.94 | 17 | 1 |
| S18 (pit bulls) | 18.2 | 18 | 0 | 17.8 | 18 | 0 | 16.53 | 18 | 4 |
| S19 (infant) | 18.6 | 19 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 21.36* | 22* | 0 |
| S20 (stabbing) | 19.7 | 20 | 0 | 20.1 | 20 | 0 | 19.87 | 19 | 0 |
| S21 (ambush) | 20.9 | 21 | 0 | 20.9 | 21 | 0 | 20.47 | 21 | 0 |
| S22 (abduction) | 21.7 | 22 | 0 | 21.4 | 22 | 0 | 20.6 | 21 | 1 |
| S23 (burning) | 23 | 23 | 0 | 22.2 | 23 | 0 | 22.5 | 23 | 0 |
| S24 (ransom) | 23.9 | 24 | 0 | 23.5 | 24 | 0 | 23.64 | 24 | 0 |
Note: Bold entries marked with an asterisk indicate notable differences.