Question 1

Which of the following statements about eyewitness testimony is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Studies have confirmed that eyewitnesses often are more confident than correct. 
B)  Confident witnesses are more believable to jurors than those lacking confidence. 
C)  Younger eyewitnesses tend to be more accurate than older eyewitnesses. 
D)  Criminal cases lacking eyewitness testimony are more likely to produce convictions. 
A)  Studies have confirmed that eyewitnesses often are more confident than correct. 
B)  Confident witnesses are more believable to jurors than those lacking confidence. 
C)  Younger eyewitnesses tend to be more accurate than older eyewitnesses. 
D)  Criminal cases lacking eyewitness testimony are more likely to produce convictions.

Question 2

All of the following are good procedures to follow when dealing with the lineup process EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  making the witness give a "yes" or "no" judgment in response to a sequence of suspects. 
B)  letting the witness view suspects one at a time. 
C)  using questions that are spontaneous, not scripted. 
D)  prohibiting any confidence-inflating post-lineup comments. 
A)  making the witness give a "yes" or "no" judgment in response to a sequence of suspects. 
B)  letting the witness view suspects one at a time. 
C)  using questions that are spontaneous, not scripted. 
D)  prohibiting any confidence-inflating post-lineup comments.

Question 3

Research suggests that jury deliberations can be influenced by all of the following processes EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  group polarization. 
B)  minority influence. 
C)  deindividuation. 
D)  informational influence. 
A)  group polarization. 
B)  minority influence. 
C)  deindividuation. 
D)  informational influence.

Question 4

Which of the following factors has been shown to influence either the likelihood of conviction or the severity of punishment?

Accepted Answer

A)  status 
B)  attractiveness 
C)  similarity to the jurors 
D)  all of the above 
A)  status 
B)  attractiveness 
C)  similarity to the jurors 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

Research shows that when a judge rules evidence to be inadmissible and admonishes the jury to ignore it,

Accepted Answer

A)  jurors are generally able to follow the judge's instructions. 
B)  jurors have a hard time ignoring the evidence and its influence on their deliberations. 
C)  jurors do so if the evidence damages the defendant's case but not if it hurts the prosecution's case. 
D)  the evidence typically becomes the focus of debate in jury deliberations. 
A)  jurors are generally able to follow the judge's instructions. 
B)  jurors have a hard time ignoring the evidence and its influence on their deliberations. 
C)  jurors do so if the evidence damages the defendant's case but not if it hurts the prosecution's case. 
D)  the evidence typically becomes the focus of debate in jury deliberations.

Question 6

Which of the following can result in an eyewitness gaining confidence?

Accepted Answer

A)  being the only person who saw the event 
B)  being asked the same question repeatedly 
C)  testifying against a person whose race is different from his or her own 
D)  disliking the defendant 
A)  being the only person who saw the event 
B)  being asked the same question repeatedly 
C)  testifying against a person whose race is different from his or her own 
D)  disliking the defendant

Question 7

How does the physical attractiveness of the defendant play a role in juror judgments?

Accepted Answer

The physical attractiveness of the defen

Question 8

Research on the memories of young children indicates that they

Accepted Answer

A)  are better at remembering verbal details than visual details. 
B)  can reliably separate real from false memories. 
C)  are especially susceptible to misinformation. 
D)  do not react to misinformation. 
A)  are better at remembering verbal details than visual details. 
B)  can reliably separate real from false memories. 
C)  are especially susceptible to misinformation. 
D)  do not react to misinformation.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true of death penalty?

Accepted Answer

A)  States with the death penalty have lower homicide rates. 
B)  Homicide rates drop when states initiate the death penalty. 
C)  When committing a crime of passion, most people pause to calculate the consequences. 
D)  The death penalty is applied consistently in all states. 
A)  States with the death penalty have lower homicide rates. 
B)  Homicide rates drop when states initiate the death penalty. 
C)  When committing a crime of passion, most people pause to calculate the consequences. 
D)  The death penalty is applied consistently in all states.

Question 10

Explain the misinformation effect and its implications for eyewitness testimony.

Accepted Answer

The misinformation effect refers to the

Question 11

Which of the following statements is TRUE of eyewitness testimony?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eyewitnesses are often more correct than confident. 
B)  Confident eyewitnesses are less accurate when making identifications soon after the event. 
C)  A confident witness is not necessarily an accurate witness. 
D)  Eyewitnesses who pay attention to details are most likely to pay attention to the culprit's face. 
A)  Eyewitnesses are often more correct than confident. 
B)  Confident eyewitnesses are less accurate when making identifications soon after the event. 
C)  A confident witness is not necessarily an accurate witness. 
D)  Eyewitnesses who pay attention to details are most likely to pay attention to the culprit's face.

Question 12

Research suggests that minorities are most likely to sway the majority when the minority

Accepted Answer

A)  favors conviction. 
B)  favors acquittal. 
C)  is composed of women. 
D)  is composed of Whites. 
A)  favors conviction. 
B)  favors acquittal. 
C)  is composed of women. 
D)  is composed of Whites.

Question 13

In 1986, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a split decision,

Accepted Answer

A)  ruled that death-qualified jurors are a biased sample. 
B)  overturned a lower court ruling that death-qualified jurors are a biased sample. 
C)  ruled that Georgia's five-member juries were as reliable and accurate as twelve-member juries. 
D)  overturned a lower court decision that six-member juries could decide cases involving the death penalty. 
A)  ruled that death-qualified jurors are a biased sample. 
B)  overturned a lower court ruling that death-qualified jurors are a biased sample. 
C)  ruled that Georgia's five-member juries were as reliable and accurate as twelve-member juries. 
D)  overturned a lower court decision that six-member juries could decide cases involving the death penalty.

Question 14

Which of the following can distort eyewitness testimony?

Accepted Answer

A)  suggestive questions 
B)  an eyewitness's own retelling of events 
C)  police officers' response to witness statements 
D)  all of the above 
A)  suggestive questions 
B)  an eyewitness's own retelling of events 
C)  police officers' response to witness statements 
D)  all of the above

Question 15

Summarize the evidence regarding the persuasiveness of eyewitness testimony.

Accepted Answer

Eyewitness testimony has long been consi

Question 16

Researchers and jurors are most likely to disagree on which of the following issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  An eyewitness's testimony about an event cannot be affected by how the questions about the event are worded. 
B)  Police instructions can affect an eyewitness's willingness to make an identification. 
C)  An eyewitness's perception and memory of an event may be impacted by his/her expectations. 
D)  Eye witnesses are more accurate when identifying members of their own race than members of other races. 
A)  An eyewitness's testimony about an event cannot be affected by how the questions about the event are worded. 
B)  Police instructions can affect an eyewitness's willingness to make an identification. 
C)  An eyewitness's perception and memory of an event may be impacted by his/her expectations. 
D)  Eye witnesses are more accurate when identifying members of their own race than members of other races.

Question 17

Loftus (1979) found that when an eyewitness who had testified against the defendant in a hypothetical robbery-murder case was discredited because of having poor vision

Accepted Answer

A)  about half the jurors switched their votes from guilty to innocent. 
B)  the majority of jurors still voted for conviction. 
C)  jurors regarded the eyewitness testimony as useless and it had no impact on their verdict. 
D)  a boomerang effect occurred with all the jurors changing their votes in favor of an acquittal. 
A)  about half the jurors switched their votes from guilty to innocent. 
B)  the majority of jurors still voted for conviction. 
C)  jurors regarded the eyewitness testimony as useless and it had no impact on their verdict. 
D)  a boomerang effect occurred with all the jurors changing their votes in favor of an acquittal.

Question 18

A prosecuting attorney learns that a crucial eyewitness to a grocery store robbery correctly remembers trivial details of the crime scene. If the prosecutor hopes to convince the jury that the eyewitness is credible, research suggests

Accepted Answer

A)  he should make the jury aware of the witness's ability to remember trivial details. 
B)  he should deliberately avoid making the jury aware of the witness's ability to remember trivial details. 
C)  it will make no difference whether the jury knows that the witness can remember trivial details. 
D)  he should make the jury aware of the witness's ability to remember trivial details only if the jury is composed of all males. 
A)  he should make the jury aware of the witness's ability to remember trivial details. 
B)  he should deliberately avoid making the jury aware of the witness's ability to remember trivial details. 
C)  it will make no difference whether the jury knows that the witness can remember trivial details. 
D)  he should make the jury aware of the witness's ability to remember trivial details only if the jury is composed of all males.

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true about eyewitness testimony?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jurors find confident eyewitnesses the least believable though they are often correct. 
B)  Eyewitnesses who remember many details are more accurate than those who don't. 
C)  Jurors are relatively skilled in distinguishing between accurate and inaccurate eyewitnesses. 
D)  The majority of convicted individuals later exonerated were victims of mistaken eyewitnesses. 
A)  Jurors find confident eyewitnesses the least believable though they are often correct. 
B)  Eyewitnesses who remember many details are more accurate than those who don't. 
C)  Jurors are relatively skilled in distinguishing between accurate and inaccurate eyewitnesses. 
D)  The majority of convicted individuals later exonerated were victims of mistaken eyewitnesses.

Question 20

Research suggests that jurors in the minority will be most persuasive when they are all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  consistent. 
B)  self-confident. 
C)  persistent. 
D)  well-educated. 
A)  consistent. 
B)  self-confident. 
C)  persistent. 
D)  well-educated.

Which of the following statements about eyewitness testimony is FALSE?

All of the following are good procedures to follow when dealing with the lineup process EXCEPT

Research suggests that jury deliberations can be influenced by all of the following processes EXCEPT

Which of the following factors has been shown to influence either the likelihood of conviction or the severity of punishment?

Research shows that when a judge rules evidence to be inadmissible and admonishes the jury to ignore it,

Which of the following can result in an eyewitness gaining confidence?

How does the physical attractiveness of the defendant play a role in juror judgments?

Research on the memories of young children indicates that they

Which of the following statements is true of death penalty?

Explain the misinformation effect and its implications for eyewitness testimony.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of eyewitness testimony?

Research suggests that minorities are most likely to sway the majority when the minority

In 1986, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a split decision,

Which of the following can distort eyewitness testimony?

Summarize the evidence regarding the persuasiveness of eyewitness testimony.

Researchers and jurors are most likely to disagree on which of the following issues?

Loftus (1979) found that when an eyewitness who had testified against the defendant in a hypothetical robbery-murder case was discredited because of having poor vision

A prosecuting attorney learns that a crucial eyewitness to a grocery store robbery correctly remembers trivial details of the crime scene. If the prosecutor hopes to convince the jury that the eyewitness is credible, research suggests

Which of the following statements is true about eyewitness testimony?

Research suggests that jurors in the minority will be most persuasive when they are all of the following EXCEPT

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Which of the following statements about eyewitness testimony is FALSE?

All of the following are good procedures to follow when dealing with the lineup process EXCEPT

Research suggests that jury deliberations can be influenced by all of the following processes EXCEPT

Which of the following factors has been shown to influence either the likelihood of conviction or the severity of punishment?

Research shows that when a judge rules evidence to be inadmissible and admonishes the jury to ignore it,

Which of the following can result in an eyewitness gaining confidence?

How does the physical attractiveness of the defendant play a role in juror judgments?

Research on the memories of young children indicates that they

Which of the following statements is true of death penalty?

Explain the misinformation effect and its implications for eyewitness testimony.

Which of the following statements is TRUE of eyewitness testimony?

Research suggests that minorities are most likely to sway the majority when the minority

In 1986, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a split decision,

Which of the following can distort eyewitness testimony?

Summarize the evidence regarding the persuasiveness of eyewitness testimony.

Researchers and jurors are most likely to disagree on which of the following issues?

Loftus (1979) found that when an eyewitness who had testified against the defendant in a hypothetical robbery-murder case was discredited because of having poor vision

A prosecuting attorney learns that a crucial eyewitness to a grocery store robbery correctly remembers trivial details of the crime scene. If the prosecutor hopes to convince the jury that the eyewitness is credible, research suggests

Which of the following statements is true about eyewitness testimony?

Research suggests that jurors in the minority will be most persuasive when they are all of the following EXCEPT

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

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Memory

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Intelligence

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

Emotions, Stress, and Health

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Personality

Therapy

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