Question 1

If the CSI effect is real, then it would make juries

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A)  more likely to convict. 
B)  less likely to convict. 
C)  deliberate for a longer period of time. 
D)  deliberate for a shorter period of time. 
A)  more likely to convict. 
B)  less likely to convict. 
C)  deliberate for a longer period of time. 
D)  deliberate for a shorter period of time.

Question 2

According to research, small juries are better than large juries because they

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A)  produce non-unanimous decisions. 
B)  resist normative pressures within the group. 
C)  deliberate for a shorter period of time. 
D)  are representative of the larger population. 
A)  produce non-unanimous decisions. 
B)  resist normative pressures within the group. 
C)  deliberate for a shorter period of time. 
D)  are representative of the larger population.

Question 3

During a trial, the prosecution refers to an illegally obtained tape recording of a phone call that makes the defendant appear guilty. Research suggests that after hearing this information, jurors are most likely to

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A)  disregard the information if the defense attorney objects, even if the judge rules that the information is admissible. 
B)  vote guilty, unless the judge rules that the information is inadmissible. 
C)  vote guilty, even if the judge rules that the information is inadmissible. 
D)  vote guilty if the judge rules the information is admissible, but vote not guilty if the judge rules that the information is inadmissible. 
A)  disregard the information if the defense attorney objects, even if the judge rules that the information is admissible. 
B)  vote guilty, unless the judge rules that the information is inadmissible. 
C)  vote guilty, even if the judge rules that the information is inadmissible. 
D)  vote guilty if the judge rules the information is admissible, but vote not guilty if the judge rules that the information is inadmissible.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about jury forepersons is false ?

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A)  They tend to be the individuals who speak first in the jury room. 
B)  They usually spend more time discussing procedural matters than indicating their opinion about the trial. 
C)  They are usually chosen after a careful, deliberate discussion among jury members. 
D)  They tend to moderate jury discussions more than dominate them. 
A)  They tend to be the individuals who speak first in the jury room. 
B)  They usually spend more time discussing procedural matters than indicating their opinion about the trial. 
C)  They are usually chosen after a careful, deliberate discussion among jury members. 
D)  They tend to moderate jury discussions more than dominate them.

Question 5

If there is a majority opinion in a jury's initial vote, then

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A)  the deliberations will be marked by informational rather than normative influence. 
B)  the leniency bias is less likely to play a role in the final verdict the jury will eventually deliver. 
C)  the ultimate verdict will usually be consistent with the vote taken during the orientation stage. 
D)  jury nullification becomes less likely to affect the outcome of the deliberations. 
A)  the deliberations will be marked by informational rather than normative influence. 
B)  the leniency bias is less likely to play a role in the final verdict the jury will eventually deliver. 
C)  the ultimate verdict will usually be consistent with the vote taken during the orientation stage. 
D)  jury nullification becomes less likely to affect the outcome of the deliberations.

Question 6

Which of the following statements best describes the conclusions reached by Kassin and Kiechel (1996) concerning false confessions?

Accepted Answer

A)  People are highly unlikely to confess to crimes they did not commit. 
B)  Internalized false confessions are most likely to occur when a suspect is intimidated with bright lights and physical threats. 
C)  Compliant false confessions are most likely to occur when a friendly interrogator offers sympathy and advice to a suspect. 
D)  Internalized false confessions are most likely to occur when false evidence of guilt is presented. 
A)  People are highly unlikely to confess to crimes they did not commit. 
B)  Internalized false confessions are most likely to occur when a suspect is intimidated with bright lights and physical threats. 
C)  Compliant false confessions are most likely to occur when a friendly interrogator offers sympathy and advice to a suspect. 
D)  Internalized false confessions are most likely to occur when false evidence of guilt is presented.

Question 7

What factor helps lawyers to dismiss prospective jurors?

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A)  Jury nullification 
B)  Sentencing disparity 
C)  Peremptory challenges 
D)  Normative influence 
A)  Jury nullification 
B)  Sentencing disparity 
C)  Peremptory challenges 
D)  Normative influence

Question 8

Which of the following techniques can be used to study eyewitness testimony?

Accepted Answer

A)  Single case and field studies 
B)  Archival studies 
C)  Slide presentations 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Single case and field studies 
B)  Archival studies 
C)  Slide presentations 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

Harwin is hooked up to a mechanical instrument that records his heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and sweat gland activity. Harwin is being subjected to

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A)  a polygraph test. 
B)  an internalized interrogation. 
C)  the voir dire process. 
D)  a sequential line up. 
A)  a polygraph test. 
B)  an internalized interrogation. 
C)  the voir dire process. 
D)  a sequential line up.

Question 10

Pretrial publicity tends to produce a bias against defendants because

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A)  people assume that defendants are guilty until proven innocent. 
B)  information in news reports usually comes from police or district attorneys. 
C)  most people charged with crimes really are guilty. 
D)  the publicity makes the defendant seem more familiar, resulting in a familiarity-induced bias. 
A)  people assume that defendants are guilty until proven innocent. 
B)  information in news reports usually comes from police or district attorneys. 
C)  most people charged with crimes really are guilty. 
D)  the publicity makes the defendant seem more familiar, resulting in a familiarity-induced bias.

Question 11

Kalven and Zeisel (1966) found that ____% of judges agreed with the verdicts juries rendered in all cases.

Accepted Answer

A)  45 
B)  60 
C)  78 
D)  92 
A)  45 
B)  60 
C)  78 
D)  92

Question 12

What is "leniency bias"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tendency of jurors to go easier on ingroup defendants 
B)  Impact of judicial instructions on jurors 
C)  The tendency for jury deliberation to tilt toward acquittal 
D)  The finding that judges are harsher on defendants than are juries 
A)  Tendency of jurors to go easier on ingroup defendants 
B)  Impact of judicial instructions on jurors 
C)  The tendency for jury deliberation to tilt toward acquittal 
D)  The finding that judges are harsher on defendants than are juries

Question 13

Jurors' power to disregard the law and the judge's instructions when they conflict with their personal conceptions of justice is called

Accepted Answer

A)  the inquisitorial model of justice. 
B)  jury nullification. 
C)  sentencing disparity. 
D)  the process of peremptory challenges. 
A)  the inquisitorial model of justice. 
B)  jury nullification. 
C)  sentencing disparity. 
D)  the process of peremptory challenges.

Question 14

Jurors in criminal trials often fail to fully discount coerced confessions. In what sense can the fundamental attribution error explain this tendency?

Accepted Answer

A)  People often overlook the situational factors that lead others to commit criminal acts. 
B)  We tend to think that no situational influences could be strong enough to lead someone to confess to something they did not do. 
C)  Jurors usually think that false confessions result from certain personality characteristics, such as passivity or lack of education. 
D)  Few people think that they themselves would ever admit to a crime they did not commit. 
A)  People often overlook the situational factors that lead others to commit criminal acts. 
B)  We tend to think that no situational influences could be strong enough to lead someone to confess to something they did not do. 
C)  Jurors usually think that false confessions result from certain personality characteristics, such as passivity or lack of education. 
D)  Few people think that they themselves would ever admit to a crime they did not commit.

Question 15

According to inadmissible evidence contrary to the judge's instructions, juries often pay attention to such information

Accepted Answer

A)  even when it is unreliable. 
B)  when it is reliable but inadmissible because of a legal "technicality." 
C)  when it is emotional in content. 
D)  when it is objected to by the defense and not by the prosecution. 
A)  even when it is unreliable. 
B)  when it is reliable but inadmissible because of a legal "technicality." 
C)  when it is emotional in content. 
D)  when it is objected to by the defense and not by the prosecution.

Question 16

Loftus and Palmer (1974) manipulated the wording of questions posed to participants who witness a filmed traffic accident. Their findings suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  the wording affected the participants' memory for the accident. 
B)  the wording did not affect the participants' memory for the accident. 
C)  witnesses often store multiple, contradictory memories for a single event. 
D)  most eyewitness errors have to do with problems that arise during encoding. 
A)  the wording affected the participants' memory for the accident. 
B)  the wording did not affect the participants' memory for the accident. 
C)  witnesses often store multiple, contradictory memories for a single event. 
D)  most eyewitness errors have to do with problems that arise during encoding.

Question 17

Studies have found that defendants with baby-faced attributes (with round, large eyes, narrow chin, and small chin) are more likely

Accepted Answer

A)  to be found convicted in crimes involving negligence. 
B)  to be found convicted in crimes involving intentional criminal acts. 
C)  to be received stingy sentences if found guilty. 
D)  to be opted for the insanity defense. 
A)  to be found convicted in crimes involving negligence. 
B)  to be found convicted in crimes involving intentional criminal acts. 
C)  to be received stingy sentences if found guilty. 
D)  to be opted for the insanity defense.

Question 18

According to your text, in terms of punishment, the most notable cultural difference concerns the

Accepted Answer

A)  length of a sentence. 
B)  death penalty. 
C)  age of emancipation. 
D)  harshness of the prison environment. 
A)  length of a sentence. 
B)  death penalty. 
C)  age of emancipation. 
D)  harshness of the prison environment.

If the CSI effect is real, then it would make juries

According to research, small juries are better than large juries because they

During a trial, the prosecution refers to an illegally obtained tape recording of a phone call that makes the defendant appear guilty. Research suggests that after hearing this information, jurors are most likely to

Which of the following statements about jury forepersons is false ?

If there is a majority opinion in a jury's initial vote, then

Which of the following statements best describes the conclusions reached by Kassin and Kiechel (1996) concerning false confessions?

What factor helps lawyers to dismiss prospective jurors?

Which of the following techniques can be used to study eyewitness testimony?

Harwin is hooked up to a mechanical instrument that records his heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and sweat gland activity. Harwin is being subjected to

Pretrial publicity tends to produce a bias against defendants because

Kalven and Zeisel (1966) found that ____% of judges agreed with the verdicts juries rendered in all cases.

What is "leniency bias"?

Jurors' power to disregard the law and the judge's instructions when they conflict with their personal conceptions of justice is called

Jurors in criminal trials often fail to fully discount coerced confessions. In what sense can the fundamental attribution error explain this tendency?

According to inadmissible evidence contrary to the judge's instructions, juries often pay attention to such information

Loftus and Palmer (1974) manipulated the wording of questions posed to participants who witness a filmed traffic accident. Their findings suggest that

Studies have found that defendants with baby-faced attributes (with round, large eyes, narrow chin, and small chin) are more likely

According to your text, in terms of punishment, the most notable cultural difference concerns the

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Exam 12: Law

If the CSI effect is real, then it would make juries

According to research, small juries are better than large juries because they

During a trial, the prosecution refers to an illegally obtained tape recording of a phone call that makes the defendant appear guilty. Research suggests that after hearing this information, jurors are most likely to

Which of the following statements about jury forepersons is false ?

If there is a majority opinion in a jury's initial vote, then

Which of the following statements best describes the conclusions reached by Kassin and Kiechel (1996) concerning false confessions?

What factor helps lawyers to dismiss prospective jurors?

Which of the following techniques can be used to study eyewitness testimony?

Harwin is hooked up to a mechanical instrument that records his heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and sweat gland activity. Harwin is being subjected to

Pretrial publicity tends to produce a bias against defendants because

Kalven and Zeisel (1966) found that ____% of judges agreed with the verdicts juries rendered in all cases.

What is "leniency bias"?

Jurors' power to disregard the law and the judge's instructions when they conflict with their personal conceptions of justice is called

Jurors in criminal trials often fail to fully discount coerced confessions. In what sense can the fundamental attribution error explain this tendency?

According to inadmissible evidence contrary to the judge's instructions, juries often pay attention to such information

Loftus and Palmer (1974) manipulated the wording of questions posed to participants who witness a filmed traffic accident. Their findings suggest that

Studies have found that defendants with baby-faced attributes (with round, large eyes, narrow chin, and small chin) are more likely

According to your text, in terms of punishment, the most notable cultural difference concerns the

What Is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Perceiving Persons

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Attraction and Close Relationships

Helping Others

Aggression

Business

Health

Filters