Exam 15: Social Psychology in Action 3

You have decided to appeal a speeding ticket in traffic court.You have assembled a number of witnesses who can testify that you were driving the speed limit and you have collected scientific data on the unreliability of police radar.Based on research on procedural justice (e.g.,Tyler,1990),in which of the following situations would you be most satisfied?

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Question 81

Which of the following statements about polygraph tests is true?

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Question 82

A recent research study by Loftus and Harley (2005)investigated how distance affects participants' ability to accurately identify a person.Results from this study showed that starting at a distance of ________,accuracy begins to decrease.

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Question 83

Based on research by Loftus and Harley (2005)presented in your text,when someone claims to have witnessed a crime a couple of blocks away (135 metres),how accurate are they likely to be when identifying the perpetrator?

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Question 84

If you were a prosecutor,what would you be most likely to do to convince the jury that the defendant is guilty?

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Question 85

How do jurors make sense of the large amount of information presented during the trial? What are the implications for how jurors process information for legal strategy?

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Question 86

An eyewitness testifies that she saw the defendant break into her neighbour's house.However,in cross-examination,the defense attorney points out that the crime took place at night,so it would have been hard to see.According to psychological research,what would a juror be most likely to do?

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Question 87

You remember learning in elementary school that Charlottetown is the capital of P.E.I.However,you don't remember whether you learned that fact from your third grade teacher,Mr.Rodriguez,or your fourth grade teacher,Ms.Cesario.It seems you may have problems with

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Question 88

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Which of the following statements about polygraph tests is true?

A recent research study by Loftus and Harley (2005)investigated how distance affects participants' ability to accurately identify a person.Results from this study showed that starting at a distance of ________,accuracy begins to decrease.

Based on research by Loftus and Harley (2005)presented in your text,when someone claims to have witnessed a crime a couple of blocks away (135 metres),how accurate are they likely to be when identifying the perpetrator?

If you were a prosecutor,what would you be most likely to do to convince the jury that the defendant is guilty?

How do jurors make sense of the large amount of information presented during the trial? What are the implications for how jurors process information for legal strategy?

An eyewitness testifies that she saw the defendant break into her neighbour's house.However,in cross-examination,the defense attorney points out that the crime took place at night,so it would have been hard to see.According to psychological research,what would a juror be most likely to do?

You remember learning in elementary school that Charlottetown is the capital of P.E.I.However,you don't remember whether you learned that fact from your third grade teacher,Mr.Rodriguez,or your fourth grade teacher,Ms.Cesario.It seems you may have problems with

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