Does the affirmative consent standard increase the accuracy of sexual assault perceptions? It depends on how you learn about the standard.
Abigail R RiemerKathryn J HollandEvan McCrackenAmanda DaleSarah J GervaisPublished in: Law and human behavior (2022)
These results suggest that exposure to consent standards sometimes aids sexual assault decision-making but also leads to confusion, even in scenarios in which consent is normally discernable. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).