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For decades, society has held an innate fascination with serial murder and serial killers. The fascination lies in the motivations behind the actions and the way in which investigators apprehend them. The psychological field of investigative and behavioral psychology emerged to attempt to answer some of these questions and the investigative tool of behavioral profiling soon followed. Researchers have conducted comparison studies of male and female serial killers many times to understand what differentiates them. This research aims to answer another question: Are female serial killers more homogenous based on their profiles than male serial killers? The media portrays female serial killers in a very specific light, poisoners who kill due to revenge or money, but how well does this portrayal actually hold up when analytically examined? This research compiled case studies of fifteen male and fifteen female serial killers based on twenty-six characteristics and profiled each according to three different typologies to determine how homogenous these groups actually are. This research can help assist investigators and the public to better understand the diversity of these types of offenders and be able to determine who these offenders are.
ContributorsRotenberg, Taylor (Author) / Guyll, Max (Thesis director) / Madon, Stephanie (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / Department of Marketing (Contributor) / Department of Finance (Contributor) / Economics Program in CLAS (Contributor)
Created2024-05
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The influence of TV shows on career interest is a topic that has little been studied. This experiment tested the hypothesis that exposure to a TV genre increases career interests in related fields. Participants (N = 272) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions that manipulated their exposure to a TV genre. In one condition, participants (N = 96) watched a video clip of CSI: Miami, which was selected to represent TV genres related to careers in forensic science. In a second condition, participants (N = 93) watched a video clip of Suits, which was selected to represent TV genres related to careers in corporate law. In a third, control condition, participants (N = 83) did not watch a video. Participants in the CSI and Suits conditions reported their career interests before and after watching the video clip. Because participants in the control did not watch a video clip, they only reported their career interests once. The results found partial evidence that TV shows influence career interests. Methodological and conceptual explanations for the nonsignificant effects are discussed.
ContributorsSimonson, Colin (Author) / Madon, Stephanie (Thesis director) / Ranadive, Anjali (Committee member) / Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor) / School of Interdisciplinary Forensics (Contributor)
Created2025-05