Question 1

Pre-trial publicity tends to produce a bias against defendants because

Accepted Answer

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 2

Police interrogations are often conducted in small, bare, soundproof rooms so that

Accepted Answer

A)  distractions will be minimized and the suspect will be better able to focus on the interrogation. 
B)  suspects feel socially isolated and powerless. 
C)  police operating costs will be kept to a minimum. 
D)  other police officers will not become biased against particular suspects. 
A)  distractions will be minimized and the suspect will be better able to focus on the interrogation. 
B)  suspects feel socially isolated and powerless. 
C)  police operating costs will be kept to a minimum. 
D)  other police officers will not become biased against particular suspects.

Question 3

Research by Sommers and Norton (2007)on the impact of race on the use of peremptory challenges indicates that attorneys

Accepted Answer

A)  are equally likely to remove from the jury African-American and Caucasian individuals. 
B)  do not always give accurate explanations when asked to justify a peremptory challenge. 
C)  are impacted by prospective jurors' gender more so than their race. 
D)  are influenced by race more so in civil trials as opposed to criminal trials. 
A)  are equally likely to remove from the jury African-American and Caucasian individuals. 
B)  do not always give accurate explanations when asked to justify a peremptory challenge. 
C)  are impacted by prospective jurors' gender more so than their race. 
D)  are influenced by race more so in civil trials as opposed to criminal trials.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a source of nonevidentiary influence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pre-trial publicity 
B)  The testimony of expert witnesses 
C)  Fingerprint evidence 
D)  Eyewitness testimony 
A)  Pre-trial publicity 
B)  The testimony of expert witnesses 
C)  Fingerprint evidence 
D)  Eyewitness testimony

Question 5

After Natalie testifies in court that she witnessed the defendant committing the crime in question, a memory expert is called to testify on behalf of the defense.The expert testifies that Natalie's ability to encode the information accurately was probably impaired.Which of the following circumstances did the expert most likely have in mind when he questioned Natalie's ability to acquire the information accurately?

Accepted Answer

A)  The weapon-focus effect 
B)  Reconstructive memory 
C)  Misleading questions 
D)  Leniency bias 
A)  The weapon-focus effect 
B)  Reconstructive memory 
C)  Misleading questions 
D)  Leniency bias

Question 6

Wells and Bradfield (1998)found that feedback can influence an eyewitness's confidence and memory when

Accepted Answer

A)  he or she makes an accurate identification. 
B)  the feedback confirms the identification. 
C)  when the suspect is of a different race. 
D)  the feedback disconfirms the identification. 
A)  he or she makes an accurate identification. 
B)  the feedback confirms the identification. 
C)  when the suspect is of a different race. 
D)  the feedback disconfirms the identification.

Question 7

Which of the following countries does not permit the death penalty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan 
B)  India 
C)  Thailand 
D)  Australia 
A)  Japan 
B)  India 
C)  Thailand 
D)  Australia

Question 8

According to research findings, which of the following individuals is most likely to be an opponent of the death penalty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Michael, who scores low on a self-report measure of authoritarianism 
B)  Buster, who holds fundamentalist religious beliefs 
C)  Lindsey, who believes that the world is a fair place in which you get what you deserve 
D)  Gob, who believes in the deterrent potential of capital punishment 
A)  Michael, who scores low on a self-report measure of authoritarianism 
B)  Buster, who holds fundamentalist religious beliefs 
C)  Lindsey, who believes that the world is a fair place in which you get what you deserve 
D)  Gob, who believes in the deterrent potential of capital punishment

Question 9

Research concerning eyewitness testimony has demonstrated that

Accepted Answer

A)  confident eyewitnesses are more accurate. 
B)  while some eyewitnesses are better than others, eyewitness identifications are generally not susceptible to situational biases. 
C)  juries are not well-informed about many of the factors that influence eyewitness accuracy. 
D)  judges and lawyers are well aware of the limitations of eyewitness testimony. 
A)  confident eyewitnesses are more accurate. 
B)  while some eyewitnesses are better than others, eyewitness identifications are generally not susceptible to situational biases. 
C)  juries are not well-informed about many of the factors that influence eyewitness accuracy. 
D)  judges and lawyers are well aware of the limitations of eyewitness testimony.

Question 10

Polygraph tests

Accepted Answer

A)  are extremely effective in detecting guilt in those who are guilty and innocence in those who are innocent. 
B)  are difficult to fake. 
C)  can be fairly accurate when the suspect is naive and the examiner is competent. 
D)  can be admitted into evidence in all district courts throughout the United States. 
A)  are extremely effective in detecting guilt in those who are guilty and innocence in those who are innocent. 
B)  are difficult to fake. 
C)  can be fairly accurate when the suspect is naive and the examiner is competent. 
D)  can be admitted into evidence in all district courts throughout the United States.

Pre-trial publicity tends to produce a bias against defendants because

Police interrogations are often conducted in small, bare, soundproof rooms so that

Research by Sommers and Norton (2007)on the impact of race on the use of peremptory challenges indicates that attorneys

Which of the following is an example of a source of nonevidentiary influence?

Wells and Bradfield (1998)found that feedback can influence an eyewitness's confidence and memory when

Which of the following countries does not permit the death penalty?

According to research findings, which of the following individuals is most likely to be an opponent of the death penalty?

Research concerning eyewitness testimony has demonstrated that

Polygraph tests

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Exam 12: Law

Pre-trial publicity tends to produce a bias against defendants because

Police interrogations are often conducted in small, bare, soundproof rooms so that

Research by Sommers and Norton (2007)on the impact of race on the use of peremptory challenges indicates that attorneys

Which of the following is an example of a source of nonevidentiary influence?

Wells and Bradfield (1998)found that feedback can influence an eyewitness's confidence and memory when

Which of the following countries does not permit the death penalty?

According to research findings, which of the following individuals is most likely to be an opponent of the death penalty?

Research concerning eyewitness testimony has demonstrated that

Polygraph tests

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 and Well being

Filters