Question 1

Death-qualified jurors are

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to be women. 
B)  less likely to convict in criminal cases. 
C)  more likely to convict in criminal cases. 
D)  more concerned with due process of law than with crime control. 
A)  more likely to be women. 
B)  less likely to convict in criminal cases. 
C)  more likely to convict in criminal cases. 
D)  more concerned with due process of law than with crime control.

Question 2

Sam is a baby-faced, blue-eyed, 30-year-old doctor. In the context of physical attraction having an influence on juror decision, which of the following crimes would Sam mostly likely be found guilty of in a court of law?

Accepted Answer

A)  public intoxication 
B)  first-degree murder 
C)  grand-theft of an automobile 
D)  rape 
A)  public intoxication 
B)  first-degree murder 
C)  grand-theft of an automobile 
D)  rape

Question 3

In order to promote accurate recall, the "cognitive interview" procedure for questioning eyewitnesses begins with

Accepted Answer

A)  specific questions about the event. 
B)  guiding eyewitnesses to visualize the scene. 
C)  advising witnesses about what others have said. 
D)  flooding witnesses with mug shots right away. 
A)  specific questions about the event. 
B)  guiding eyewitnesses to visualize the scene. 
C)  advising witnesses about what others have said. 
D)  flooding witnesses with mug shots right away.

Question 4

Morgan and his team found that when soldiers were asked to identify their intimidating interrogators from a 15-person lineup, they correctly identified their high-stress interrogator _____ of the time.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  30 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  90 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  30 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  90 percent

Question 5

Research on false memories in children find that children

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A)  are not very confident about their memories. 
B)  cannot reliably separate real from false memories. 
C)  very rarely lie about their memories. 
D)  are unlikely to make false accusations. 
A)  are not very confident about their memories. 
B)  cannot reliably separate real from false memories. 
C)  very rarely lie about their memories. 
D)  are unlikely to make false accusations.

Question 6

In Wells and Bradfield's study (1999), participants were asked if feedback from the experimenter had influenced their certainty regarding their identification of the gunman. What percentage of the participants denied any influence of the feedback?

Accepted Answer

A)  100 percent 
B)  75 percent 
C)  58 percent 
D)  10 percent 
A)  100 percent 
B)  75 percent 
C)  58 percent 
D)  10 percent

Question 7

When presented with circumstantial evidence and no eyewitnesses to a robbery-murder case, Elizabeth Loftus found that 18 percent of her participants voted to convict the suspect. Presented with the same information plus one eyewitness, _____ percent of participants voted to convict.

Accepted Answer

A)  50 
B)  68 
C)  72 
D)  93 
A)  50 
B)  68 
C)  72 
D)  93

Question 8

Wells et al., (1981) had eyewitnesses to a staged theft rehearse their answers to questions before taking the witness stand. Doing so

Accepted Answer

A)  increased the accuracy of the eyewitness testimony. 
B)  decreased the confidence of those who were correct. 
C)  increased the confidence of those who were wrong. 
D)  decreased the jurors' confidence in them. 
A)  increased the accuracy of the eyewitness testimony. 
B)  decreased the confidence of those who were correct. 
C)  increased the confidence of those who were wrong. 
D)  decreased the jurors' confidence in them.

Question 9

In order to close the gap between real courtroom processes and laboratory studies, researchers use _______ as participants and have them view _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  university students; videotapes of courtroom trials 
B)  real jurors; dramas based on real-life cases 
C)  members of real jury pools; enactments of actual trials 
D)  real jurors; ongoing courtroom trials 
A)  university students; videotapes of courtroom trials 
B)  real jurors; dramas based on real-life cases 
C)  members of real jury pools; enactments of actual trials 
D)  real jurors; ongoing courtroom trials

Question 10

Hastie et al., (1983) showed participants reenactments of an actual murder case and asked them to deliberate until they agreed on a verdict. After deliberation, their initial leanings

Accepted Answer

A)  had weakened. 
B)  had grown stronger. 
C)  were inconsequential. 
D)  did not change. 
A)  had weakened. 
B)  had grown stronger. 
C)  were inconsequential. 
D)  did not change.

Question 11

Which of the following statements is true of group influences affecting jurors?

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A)  When evidence is not highly incriminating, deliberating jurors become more lenient. 
B)  A minority that favors a guilty verdict stands a better chance of prevailing than one that favors acquittal. 
C)  Due to the nature of jury deliberation, group polarization is highly unlikely. 
D)  Individuals tend to recall trial information better than the overall jury does. 
A)  When evidence is not highly incriminating, deliberating jurors become more lenient. 
B)  A minority that favors a guilty verdict stands a better chance of prevailing than one that favors acquittal. 
C)  Due to the nature of jury deliberation, group polarization is highly unlikely. 
D)  Individuals tend to recall trial information better than the overall jury does.

Question 12

Review the evidence regarding the accuracy of eyewitness testimony.

Accepted Answer

Eyewitness testimony has long been consi

Question 13

If convicted, _______ people strike people as more dangerous, especially if they are sexual offenders.

Accepted Answer

A)  cute or baby-faced 
B)  attractive 
C)  unattractive 
D)  underage 
A)  cute or baby-faced 
B)  attractive 
C)  unattractive 
D)  underage

Question 14

When Amato (1979) had Australian students read evidence concerning a left- or right-wing person accused of a politically motivated burglary, they judged him less guilty if

Accepted Answer

A)  he claimed to have no religious preferences. 
B)  his political views were similar to their own. 
C)  he claimed he had been hired to commit the crime. 
D)  he proved he had not profited by the burglary. 
A)  he claimed to have no religious preferences. 
B)  his political views were similar to their own. 
C)  he claimed he had been hired to commit the crime. 
D)  he proved he had not profited by the burglary.

Question 15

Which of the following arises when someone threatens our freedom of action?

Accepted Answer

A)  reactance 
B)  disinhibition 
C)  self-efficacy 
D)  self-monitoring 
A)  reactance 
B)  disinhibition 
C)  self-efficacy 
D)  self-monitoring

Question 16

Research suggests that jurors in the minority will be most persuasive when they

Accepted Answer

A)  are inclined toward changing their position. 
B)  begin to trigger some defections from the majority. 
C)  tend to be aggressive in their attitudes. 
D)  are similar to the others. 
A)  are inclined toward changing their position. 
B)  begin to trigger some defections from the majority. 
C)  tend to be aggressive in their attitudes. 
D)  are similar to the others.

Question 17

What constructive steps can be taken to increase the accuracy and objectivity of jury members?

Accepted Answer

There are several constructive steps tha

Question 18

Research indicates that six-member juries

Accepted Answer

A)  are more likely to have hung verdicts. 
B)  more accurately recall trial testimony. 
C)  are less likely to include a community's diversity. 
D)  All of the above 
A)  are more likely to have hung verdicts. 
B)  more accurately recall trial testimony. 
C)  are less likely to include a community's diversity. 
D)  All of the above

Question 19

Jurors exhibit a tendency to treat racial outgroups

Accepted Answer

A)  more favorably. 
B)  without bias. 
C)  less favorably. 
D)  with a strong negative bias. 
A)  more favorably. 
B)  without bias. 
C)  less favorably. 
D)  with a strong negative bias.

Question 20

Bill is a trained police interviewer. He has been asked to question Miss Muffled about an automobile accident she has just witnessed. Which of the following questions is Bill unlikely to ask Miss Muffled?

Accepted Answer

A)  Can you tell me what you remember? 
B)  Was there anything unusual about the car? 
C)  Did the red Mustang stop at the traffic light? 
D)  What did the driver look like? 
A)  Can you tell me what you remember? 
B)  Was there anything unusual about the car? 
C)  Did the red Mustang stop at the traffic light? 
D)  What did the driver look like?

Death-qualified jurors are

Sam is a baby-faced, blue-eyed, 30-year-old doctor. In the context of physical attraction having an influence on juror decision, which of the following crimes would Sam mostly likely be found guilty of in a court of law?

In order to promote accurate recall, the "cognitive interview" procedure for questioning eyewitnesses begins with

Morgan and his team found that when soldiers were asked to identify their intimidating interrogators from a 15-person lineup, they correctly identified their high-stress interrogator _____ of the time.

Research on false memories in children find that children

In Wells and Bradfield's study (1999), participants were asked if feedback from the experimenter had influenced their certainty regarding their identification of the gunman. What percentage of the participants denied any influence of the feedback?

When presented with circumstantial evidence and no eyewitnesses to a robbery-murder case, Elizabeth Loftus found that 18 percent of her participants voted to convict the suspect. Presented with the same information plus one eyewitness, _____ percent of participants voted to convict.

Wells et al., (1981) had eyewitnesses to a staged theft rehearse their answers to questions before taking the witness stand. Doing so

In order to close the gap between real courtroom processes and laboratory studies, researchers use _ as participants and have them view _.

Hastie et al., (1983) showed participants reenactments of an actual murder case and asked them to deliberate until they agreed on a verdict. After deliberation, their initial leanings

Which of the following statements is true of group influences affecting jurors?

Review the evidence regarding the accuracy of eyewitness testimony.

If convicted, _______ people strike people as more dangerous, especially if they are sexual offenders.

When Amato (1979) had Australian students read evidence concerning a left- or right-wing person accused of a politically motivated burglary, they judged him less guilty if

Which of the following arises when someone threatens our freedom of action?

Research suggests that jurors in the minority will be most persuasive when they

What constructive steps can be taken to increase the accuracy and objectivity of jury members?

Research indicates that six-member juries

Jurors exhibit a tendency to treat racial outgroups

Bill is a trained police interviewer. He has been asked to question Miss Muffled about an automobile accident she has just witnessed. Which of the following questions is Bill unlikely to ask Miss Muffled?

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Death-qualified jurors are

Sam is a baby-faced, blue-eyed, 30-year-old doctor. In the context of physical attraction having an influence on juror decision, which of the following crimes would Sam mostly likely be found guilty of in a court of law?

In order to promote accurate recall, the "cognitive interview" procedure for questioning eyewitnesses begins with

Morgan and his team found that when soldiers were asked to identify their intimidating interrogators from a 15-person lineup, they correctly identified their high-stress interrogator _____ of the time.

Research on false memories in children find that children

In Wells and Bradfield's study (1999), participants were asked if feedback from the experimenter had influenced their certainty regarding their identification of the gunman. What percentage of the participants denied any influence of the feedback?

When presented with circumstantial evidence and no eyewitnesses to a robbery-murder case, Elizabeth Loftus found that 18 percent of her participants voted to convict the suspect. Presented with the same information plus one eyewitness, _____ percent of participants voted to convict.

Wells et al., (1981) had eyewitnesses to a staged theft rehearse their answers to questions before taking the witness stand. Doing so

In order to close the gap between real courtroom processes and laboratory studies, researchers use _______ as participants and have them view _______.

Hastie et al., (1983) showed participants reenactments of an actual murder case and asked them to deliberate until they agreed on a verdict. After deliberation, their initial leanings

Which of the following statements is true of group influences affecting jurors?

Review the evidence regarding the accuracy of eyewitness testimony.

If convicted, _______ people strike people as more dangerous, especially if they are sexual offenders.

When Amato (1979) had Australian students read evidence concerning a left- or right-wing person accused of a politically motivated burglary, they judged him less guilty if

Which of the following arises when someone threatens our freedom of action?

Research suggests that jurors in the minority will be most persuasive when they

What constructive steps can be taken to increase the accuracy and objectivity of jury members?

Research indicates that six-member juries

Jurors exhibit a tendency to treat racial outgroups

Bill is a trained police interviewer. He has been asked to question Miss Muffled about an automobile accident she has just witnessed. Which of the following questions is Bill unlikely to ask Miss Muffled?

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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In order to close the gap between real courtroom processes and laboratory studies, researchers use _ as participants and have them view _.