Roseanna Sommers is an assistant professor of law at the University of Michigan whose teaching and research interests revolve around the many ways in which the law misunderstands people and people misunderstand the law.
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"Giving people the words to say no leads them to feel freer to say yes"
Scientific Reports
"Consent searches and underestimation of compliance: Robustness to type of search, consequences of search, and demographic sample"
Journal of empirical Legal Studies
"Reducing Prejudice Through Law: Evidence From Experimental Psychology"
University of Chicago Law Review
"When Does Moral Engagement Risk Triggering a Hypocrisy Penalty?"
Current Opinion in Psychology