Question 1

Racially mixed mock juries have been found to

Accepted Answer

A)  express more leniency. 
B)  be less open to information. 
C)  be harsher in sentencing. 
D)  be more susceptible to group polarization. 
A)  express more leniency. 
B)  be less open to information. 
C)  be harsher in sentencing. 
D)  be more susceptible to group polarization. A

Question 2

Sheppard and Vidmar (1980) had some students serve as witnesses to a fight, while others took the roles of lawyers and judges. When they had been interviewed by the defense lawyer, the witnesses

Accepted Answer

A)  gave testimony condemning the defendant as guilty. 
B)  gained self-confidence and claimed to remember more details. 
C)  gave testimony that was favorable to the defendant. 
D)  were less susceptible to the misinformation effect. 
A)  gave testimony condemning the defendant as guilty. 
B)  gained self-confidence and claimed to remember more details. 
C)  gave testimony that was favorable to the defendant. 
D)  were less susceptible to the misinformation effect. C

Question 3

Studies have reported that Blacks are _____ as defendants or _____ as victims, or both.

Accepted Answer

A)  undervalued; undervalued 
B)  overpunished; overvalued 
C)  undervalued; overvalued 
D)  overpunished; undervalued 
A)  undervalued; undervalued 
B)  overpunished; overvalued 
C)  undervalued; overvalued 
D)  overpunished; undervalued D

Question 4

You have just been appointed to serve as a new county judge. You are concerned about the effect inadmissible evidence may have on the jury in an upcoming trial of a case involving rape. You anticipate that the defense attorney will seek to introduce evidence regarding the victim's prior sexual history. To minimize the impact of such evidence on the jury, you should

Accepted Answer

A)  say nothing about such inadmissible evidence to the jury. 
B)  remind the jury before the trial that the victim's previous sexual history is irrelevant. 
C)  only tell the jury that the evidence is inadmissible after the defense attempts to introduce it. 
D)  ask the defendant to refute any damaging evidence about her previous sexual history. 
A)  say nothing about such inadmissible evidence to the jury. 
B)  remind the jury before the trial that the victim's previous sexual history is irrelevant. 
C)  only tell the jury that the evidence is inadmissible after the defense attempts to introduce it. 
D)  ask the defendant to refute any damaging evidence about her previous sexual history.

Question 5

In a police lineup, the lineup interviewer's feedback

Accepted Answer

A)  has no effect on the witness's confidence. 
B)  is of little significance. 
C)  has a large effect on the witness's confidence. 
D)  is usually not believed by the witness. 
A)  has no effect on the witness's confidence. 
B)  is of little significance. 
C)  has a large effect on the witness's confidence. 
D)  is usually not believed by the witness.

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true about death-qualified jurors?

Accepted Answer

A)  People who oppose the death penalty are more prone to favor the prosecution. 
B)  When a court dismisses potential jurors who have moral scruples against the death penalty, it constructs a jury that is less likely to vote guilty. 
C)  People who do not oppose the death penalty are less prone to oppose protecting the constitutional rights of defendants. 
D)  Death-qualified jurors are more concerned with crime control and less concerned with due process of law. 
A)  People who oppose the death penalty are more prone to favor the prosecution. 
B)  When a court dismisses potential jurors who have moral scruples against the death penalty, it constructs a jury that is less likely to vote guilty. 
C)  People who do not oppose the death penalty are less prone to oppose protecting the constitutional rights of defendants. 
D)  Death-qualified jurors are more concerned with crime control and less concerned with due process of law.

Question 7

Explain how jurors' understanding can be increased.

Accepted Answer

Jurors' understanding can be increased t

Question 8

Stan is uncertain about the man he identified as the burglar in a police lineup. His confidence is most likely to increase after

Accepted Answer

A)  learning that he was the only eyewitness in the case. 
B)  being asked the same question repeatedly. 
C)  viewing a thousand police mug shots. 
D)  seeing the grainy, inconclusive security camera video. 
A)  learning that he was the only eyewitness in the case. 
B)  being asked the same question repeatedly. 
C)  viewing a thousand police mug shots. 
D)  seeing the grainy, inconclusive security camera video.

Question 9

Research on jury selection has found that

Accepted Answer

A)  attitudes and personal characteristics are strong verdict predictors. 
B)  most jurors directly acknowledge their preconceptions during jury selection. 
C)  evidence is a more potent determinant of juror's verdicts than individual characteristics of jurors. 
D)  it is easier to screen potential jurors when they are male. 
A)  attitudes and personal characteristics are strong verdict predictors. 
B)  most jurors directly acknowledge their preconceptions during jury selection. 
C)  evidence is a more potent determinant of juror's verdicts than individual characteristics of jurors. 
D)  it is easier to screen potential jurors when they are male.

Question 10

The tendency for witnesses to incorporate misleading information into their memories is especially strong when

Accepted Answer

A)  suggestive questions are repeated. 
B)  the questioner is female rather than male. 
C)  the event was a traffic incident rather than a violent crime. 
D)  the witness is low in need for cognition. 
A)  suggestive questions are repeated. 
B)  the questioner is female rather than male. 
C)  the event was a traffic incident rather than a violent crime. 
D)  the witness is low in need for cognition.

Question 11

While _____ percent of experts on eyewitness testimony agree that an eyewitness's confidence can be influenced by factors that are unrelated to identification accuracy, _____ percent of jurors also agreed.

Accepted Answer

A)  98; 85 
B)  95; 50 
C)  87; 38 
D)  84; 60 
A)  98; 85 
B)  95; 50 
C)  87; 38 
D)  84; 60

Question 12

When Efran (1974) gave students a description of a case of students cheating and showed them a photograph of either an attractive or unattractive person accused of the crime, he found that attractive defendants were

Accepted Answer

A)  recommended for least punishment. 
B)  more likely to be judged as guilty. 
C)  more respected. 
D)  perceived as more dangerous. 
A)  recommended for least punishment. 
B)  more likely to be judged as guilty. 
C)  more respected. 
D)  perceived as more dangerous.

Question 13

Who among the following is likely to receive the most severe sentence for drunk driving?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kim, a good looking real estate agent 
B)  Tim, an unattractive auto mechanic with long hair 
C)  Ken, a clean-cut businessman 
D)  Carol, an attractive single mother 
A)  Kim, a good looking real estate agent 
B)  Tim, an unattractive auto mechanic with long hair 
C)  Ken, a clean-cut businessman 
D)  Carol, an attractive single mother

Question 14

In Wells and Bradfield's study (1999), participants were asked to identify a gunman they had seen on video. After making a false identification but receiving confirming feedback, ___ percent rated their initial certainty as very high.

Accepted Answer

A)  94 
B)  58 
C)  34 
D)  5 
A)  94 
B)  58 
C)  34 
D)  5

Question 15

Evidence from social science research clearly indicates that

Accepted Answer

A)  death-qualified jurors are more sympathetic to defendants than non-death-qualified jurors. 
B)  the death penalty is not a significant deterrent to crime. 
C)  the death penalty undoubtedly is a significant deterrent to crime. 
D)  homicide rates drop when states initiate the death penalty. 
A)  death-qualified jurors are more sympathetic to defendants than non-death-qualified jurors. 
B)  the death penalty is not a significant deterrent to crime. 
C)  the death penalty undoubtedly is a significant deterrent to crime. 
D)  homicide rates drop when states initiate the death penalty.

Question 16

Wells and his colleagues (2006) reported that it is the _______ eyewitnesses whom jurors find to be most believable.

Accepted Answer

A)  older 
B)  younger 
C)  confident 
D)  emotional 
A)  older 
B)  younger 
C)  confident 
D)  emotional

Question 17

The new police interview technique that improves information gathering is called

Accepted Answer

A)  panel interview. 
B)  cognitive interview. 
C)  behavioral interview. 
D)  verbal overshadowing. 
A)  panel interview. 
B)  cognitive interview. 
C)  behavioral interview. 
D)  verbal overshadowing.

Question 18

Young children's susceptibility to the misinformation effect raises the distinct possibility that

Accepted Answer

A)  some people have been falsely accused in sex abuse cases. 
B)  many educators overestimate the competence of their students. 
C)  children forget that they were physically abused. 
D)  many children are simply unable to experience empathy for dissimilar others. 
A)  some people have been falsely accused in sex abuse cases. 
B)  many educators overestimate the competence of their students. 
C)  children forget that they were physically abused. 
D)  many children are simply unable to experience empathy for dissimilar others.

Question 19

Which is NOT one of the confidence boosters for eyewitnesses found by Wells and Bradfield?

Accepted Answer

A)  learning that another witness has identified the same person 
B)  being asked the same question repeatedly 
C)  preparing for cross-examination 
D)  not getting feedback confirmation after identification of a suspect 
A)  learning that another witness has identified the same person 
B)  being asked the same question repeatedly 
C)  preparing for cross-examination 
D)  not getting feedback confirmation after identification of a suspect

Question 20

Which of the following statements is FALSE about juror racial bias?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the United States, Blacks are undervalued as victims. 
B)  In the United States, a Black man who kills a White man is more likely to be sentenced to death than a White man who kills a Black man. 
C)  When a defendant's race fits a crime stereotype mock jurors offer more negative verdicts. 
D)  Whites who espouse nonprejudiced views are less likely to demonstrate racial bias in trials where race issues are not blatant. 
A)  In the United States, Blacks are undervalued as victims. 
B)  In the United States, a Black man who kills a White man is more likely to be sentenced to death than a White man who kills a Black man. 
C)  When a defendant's race fits a crime stereotype mock jurors offer more negative verdicts. 
D)  Whites who espouse nonprejudiced views are less likely to demonstrate racial bias in trials where race issues are not blatant.

Racially mixed mock juries have been found to

Sheppard and Vidmar (1980) had some students serve as witnesses to a fight, while others took the roles of lawyers and judges. When they had been interviewed by the defense lawyer, the witnesses

Studies have reported that Blacks are _ as defendants or _ as victims, or both.

In a police lineup, the lineup interviewer's feedback

Which of the following statements is true about death-qualified jurors?

Explain how jurors' understanding can be increased.

Stan is uncertain about the man he identified as the burglar in a police lineup. His confidence is most likely to increase after

Research on jury selection has found that

The tendency for witnesses to incorporate misleading information into their memories is especially strong when

While _ percent of experts on eyewitness testimony agree that an eyewitness's confidence can be influenced by factors that are unrelated to identification accuracy, _ percent of jurors also agreed.

When Efran (1974) gave students a description of a case of students cheating and showed them a photograph of either an attractive or unattractive person accused of the crime, he found that attractive defendants were

Who among the following is likely to receive the most severe sentence for drunk driving?

In Wells and Bradfield's study (1999), participants were asked to identify a gunman they had seen on video. After making a false identification but receiving confirming feedback, ___ percent rated their initial certainty as very high.

Evidence from social science research clearly indicates that

Wells and his colleagues (2006) reported that it is the _______ eyewitnesses whom jurors find to be most believable.

The new police interview technique that improves information gathering is called

Young children's susceptibility to the misinformation effect raises the distinct possibility that

Which is NOT one of the confidence boosters for eyewitnesses found by Wells and Bradfield?

Which of the following statements is FALSE about juror racial bias?

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Racially mixed mock juries have been found to

Sheppard and Vidmar (1980) had some students serve as witnesses to a fight, while others took the roles of lawyers and judges. When they had been interviewed by the defense lawyer, the witnesses

Studies have reported that Blacks are _____ as defendants or _____ as victims, or both.

In a police lineup, the lineup interviewer's feedback

Which of the following statements is true about death-qualified jurors?

Explain how jurors' understanding can be increased.

Stan is uncertain about the man he identified as the burglar in a police lineup. His confidence is most likely to increase after

Research on jury selection has found that

The tendency for witnesses to incorporate misleading information into their memories is especially strong when

While _____ percent of experts on eyewitness testimony agree that an eyewitness's confidence can be influenced by factors that are unrelated to identification accuracy, _____ percent of jurors also agreed.

When Efran (1974) gave students a description of a case of students cheating and showed them a photograph of either an attractive or unattractive person accused of the crime, he found that attractive defendants were

Who among the following is likely to receive the most severe sentence for drunk driving?

In Wells and Bradfield's study (1999), participants were asked to identify a gunman they had seen on video. After making a false identification but receiving confirming feedback, ___ percent rated their initial certainty as very high.

Evidence from social science research clearly indicates that

Wells and his colleagues (2006) reported that it is the _______ eyewitnesses whom jurors find to be most believable.

The new police interview technique that improves information gathering is called

Young children's susceptibility to the misinformation effect raises the distinct possibility that

Which is NOT one of the confidence boosters for eyewitnesses found by Wells and Bradfield?

Which of the following statements is FALSE about juror racial bias?

Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

The Biology of Mind

Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

Developing Through the Life Span

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking and Language

Intelligence

What Drives Us: Hunger, Sex, Friendship, and Achievement

Emotions, Stress, and Health

Social Psychology

Personality

Therapy

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Studies have reported that Blacks are _ as defendants or _ as victims, or both.

While _ percent of experts on eyewitness testimony agree that an eyewitness's confidence can be influenced by factors that are unrelated to identification accuracy, _ percent of jurors also agreed.