Jerry I. Shaw
My current research focuses on studies of jury decision-making and eyewitness testimony. I also conduct research on attribution and social cognition.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Causal Attribution
- Interpersonal Processes
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Law and Public Policy
- Social Cognition
Journal Articles:
- Chu, Y., & Shaw, J. I. (2005). Causal chaining: Effects of behavioral domain and outcome valence on perceived causal structure. Current Research in Social Psychology, 10(14), 203-221.
- Gold, G. J., & Shaw, J. I. (1999). Causal chaining: The structure and complexity of accounts. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 13(4), 651-666.
- Shaw, J. I., Bergen, J. E., Brown, C. A., & Gallagher, M. E. (2000). Centrality preferences in choices among similar options. Journal of General Psychology, 127(2), 157-164.
- Shaw, J. I., & Skolnick, P. (2005). Effects of psycholegal knowledge on decision-making by mock juries. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice, 1(2), 90-109.
- Shaw, J. I., & Skolnick, P. (2004). Effects of prejudicial pretrial publicity from physical and witness evidence on mock jurors’ decision making. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 34(10), 2132-2148.
- Shaw, J. I., & Skolnick, P. (1999). Weapon focus and sex differences in eyewitness accuracy: Arousal vs salience. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 29, 2328-2341.
- Shaw, J. I., & Skolnick, P. (1996). When is defendant status a shield or a liability? Clarification and extension. Law and Human Behavior, 20(4), 431-442.
- Shaw, J. I., & Skolnick, P. (1995). Effects of prohibitive and informative judicial instructions on jury decisionmaking. Social Behavior and Personality, 23(4), 319-326.
- Shaw, J. I., & Steers, W. N. (2001). Gathering information to form an impression: Attribute categories and information valence. Current Research in Social Psychology, 6(1), 1-17.
- Shaw, J. I., & Steers, W. N. (1996). Effects of perceiver sex, search goal, and target person attributes on information search in impression formation. In R. Crandall (Ed.), Handbook of gender research [Special Issue]. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 11(5), 209-227.
- Skolnick, P., & Shaw, J. I. (2001). A comparison of eyewitness and physical evidence on mock-juror decision making. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 28(5), 614-630.
- Skolnick, P., & Shaw, J. I. (1997). The O.J. Simpson criminal trial verdict: Racism or status shield? Journal of Social Issues, 53(3), 505-518.
- Skolnick, P., & Shaw, J. I. (1994). Is defendant status a liability or a shield? Crime severity and professional relatedness. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 24, 1827-1836.
- Steers, W. N., & Shaw, J. I. (1993). Information search and impression formation. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 8, 323-334.
Other Publications:
Courses Taught:
- Communication
- Experimental Psychology
- Motivation
- Psychology and the Legal Process
- Seminar in Social Cognition
- Social Psychology
Jerry I. Shaw
Department of Psychology
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, California 91330-8255
United States of America
- Phone: (818) 677-2812
- Fax: (818) 677-2829