Question 1

In researching over 1,700 defendants appearing in Texas misdemeanor cases,Downs and Lyons (1991)found that the judges _______ less attractive defendants.

Accepted Answer

A) set lower bails for 
B) set greater fines for 
C) spent less time reviewing the cases of 
D) spent more time questioning 
A) set lower bails for 
B) set greater fines for 
C) spent less time reviewing the cases of 
D) spent more time questioning

Question 2

Nearly all the states in the U.S.now have _______ statutes that prohibit or limit testimony concerning a rape victim's prior sexual activity.

Accepted Answer

A) inadmissible rape testimony 
B) rape protection 
C) rape shield 
D) no 
A) inadmissible rape testimony 
B) rape protection 
C) rape shield 
D) no

Question 3

Which one of the following is an indicator that can suggest accuracy in lineup identification?

Accepted Answer

A) being an older eyewitness 
B) taking a long time to make an ID 
C) being very confident about an ID 
D) making a very quick identification 
A) being an older eyewitness 
B) taking a long time to make an ID 
C) being very confident about an ID 
D) making a very quick identification

Question 4

A prosecuting attorney is uncertain whether her eyewitness will seem credible to the jury.The eyewitness's testimony could help win a conviction,but the witness might be discredited by the defense attorney.What advice should the prosecutor accept?

Accepted Answer

A) Put the eyewitness on the stand,since even a discredited eyewitness is more convincing than no eyewitness at all. 
B) Do not put the eyewitness on the stand,since a discredited eyewitness is worse than no eyewitness at all. 
C) Put the eyewitness on the stand but admit your reservations about the credibility of the eyewitness before the defense attorney raises the issue. 
D) Put the eyewitness on the stand only if he or she is attractive and similar to the jurors. 
A) Put the eyewitness on the stand,since even a discredited eyewitness is more convincing than no eyewitness at all. 
B) Do not put the eyewitness on the stand,since a discredited eyewitness is worse than no eyewitness at all. 
C) Put the eyewitness on the stand but admit your reservations about the credibility of the eyewitness before the defense attorney raises the issue. 
D) Put the eyewitness on the stand only if he or she is attractive and similar to the jurors.

Question 5

Sunstein,Schkade,and Ellman (2004)found evidence that group polarization tendencies were exhibited in all the following areas except

Accepted Answer

A) disability discrimination. 
B) affirmative action. 
C) review of environmental regulations. 
D) acquaintance rape. 
A) disability discrimination. 
B) affirmative action. 
C) review of environmental regulations. 
D) acquaintance rape.

Question 6

Research on jury selection has found that

Accepted Answer

A) there are specific questions lawyers can ask to weed out undesirable potential jurors. 
B) most jurors directly acknowledge their preconceptions during jury selection. 
C) evidence is a more potent determinant of verdicts than individual characteristics of jurors. 
D) it is easier to screen potential jurors when they are male. 
A) there are specific questions lawyers can ask to weed out undesirable potential jurors. 
B) most jurors directly acknowledge their preconceptions during jury selection. 
C) evidence is a more potent determinant of verdicts than individual characteristics of jurors. 
D) it is easier to screen potential jurors when they are male.

Question 7

Survey researchers sometimes assist defense attorneys by using "scientific jury selection" to eliminate individuals likely to be unsympathetic.Results indicated that in the first nine important trials in which the defense relied on such methods,it

Accepted Answer

A) won all nine. 
B) won two. 
C) won seven. 
D) lost all nine. 
A) won all nine. 
B) won two. 
C) won seven. 
D) lost all nine.

Question 8

Arthur is asked to imagine childhood events such as having the school nurse give him a vaccination.Afterwards,Arthur is convinced that the imagined event actually occurred.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) change blindness. 
B) blindsight. 
C) the post-identification feedback effect. 
D) imagination inflation. 
A) change blindness. 
B) blindsight. 
C) the post-identification feedback effect. 
D) imagination inflation.

Question 9

Studies of eyewitness testimony indicate that

Accepted Answer

A) jurors can discern whether eyewitnesses have mistakenly identified an innocent person. 
B) when witnessing conditions are poor,jurors do not usually believe eyewitness testimony. 
C) eyewitnesses who are shown to have poor eyesight have little effect on the jurors' judgment. 
D) false eyewitnesses are usually recognized by the jury. 
A) jurors can discern whether eyewitnesses have mistakenly identified an innocent person. 
B) when witnessing conditions are poor,jurors do not usually believe eyewitness testimony. 
C) eyewitnesses who are shown to have poor eyesight have little effect on the jurors' judgment. 
D) false eyewitnesses are usually recognized by the jury.

Question 10

Whose eyewitness testimony is probably the most reliable?

Accepted Answer

A) Millie's report given immediately after a grocery store robbery.She was simply asked to tell the police what she saw. 
B) Fred's report given in court about a bank robbery a month ago.He has been interviewed several times by the defense attorney before appearing in court. 
C) Sue's report given immediately after observing an attempted rape.She was asked very specific questions by the police,who had identified a suspect immediately after the assault. 
D) All of these would be equally reliable. 
A) Millie's report given immediately after a grocery store robbery.She was simply asked to tell the police what she saw. 
B) Fred's report given in court about a bank robbery a month ago.He has been interviewed several times by the defense attorney before appearing in court. 
C) Sue's report given immediately after observing an attempted rape.She was asked very specific questions by the police,who had identified a suspect immediately after the assault. 
D) All of these would be equally reliable.

Question 11

According to the text,simulated juries

Accepted Answer

A) can help us formulate theories that we can then use to interpret the more complex world. 
B) are virtually identical to real juries. 
C) have been viewed by the majority of Supreme Court judges as valuable in predicting the behavior of actual juries. 
D) have mundane realism but not experimental realism. 
A) can help us formulate theories that we can then use to interpret the more complex world. 
B) are virtually identical to real juries. 
C) have been viewed by the majority of Supreme Court judges as valuable in predicting the behavior of actual juries. 
D) have mundane realism but not experimental realism.

Question 12

Support for capital punishment in the United States has _______ since 1994.

Accepted Answer

A) fallen 
B) increased slightly 
C) remained stable 
D) increased significantly 
A) fallen 
B) increased slightly 
C) remained stable 
D) increased significantly

Question 13

Jury researcher Michael Saks (1998)reported that

Accepted Answer

A) smaller juries more accurately recall trial testimony. 
B) larger juries more accurately recall trial testimony. 
C) smaller juries give more time to deliberations. 
D) larger juries are more likely to convict. 
A) smaller juries more accurately recall trial testimony. 
B) larger juries more accurately recall trial testimony. 
C) smaller juries give more time to deliberations. 
D) larger juries are more likely to convict.

Question 14

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 15

Research on the effects of group deliberation by a jury suggests all of the following EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A) jurors exert normative pressure. 
B) jurors share information. 
C) deliberation does not cancel out certain biases. 
D) deliberation can draw attention away from jurors' previous prejudgments of the evidence. 
A) jurors exert normative pressure. 
B) jurors share information. 
C) deliberation does not cancel out certain biases. 
D) deliberation can draw attention away from jurors' previous prejudgments of the evidence.

Question 16

Is it possible to "pick the right jury?" Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Is it possible to "pick the right...

Question 17

When Fisher and his colleagues (1994)trained detectives to use the "cognitive interview" procedure for questioning eyewitnesses,

Accepted Answer

A) both the accuracy and the confidence of the eyewitnesses increased. 
B) the amount of information elicited from eyewitnesses increased 50 percent. 
C) the false memory rate increased 50 percent. 
D) the false memory rate increased slightly,but confidence increased dramatically. 
A) both the accuracy and the confidence of the eyewitnesses increased. 
B) the amount of information elicited from eyewitnesses increased 50 percent. 
C) the false memory rate increased 50 percent. 
D) the false memory rate increased slightly,but confidence increased dramatically.

Question 18

Summarize the arguments for and against the death penalty.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Summarize the arguments for and against the...

Question 19

Dunning and Perretta (2002)found that those eyewitnesses who made their identifications _______ were nearly 90 percent accurate.

Accepted Answer

A) after a long deliberation 
B) confidently 
C) in less than 10-12 seconds 
D) and then changed them 
A) after a long deliberation 
B) confidently 
C) in less than 10-12 seconds 
D) and then changed them

Question 20

In what we now know to be a mistake,the U.S.Supreme Court declared in 1972 that among the factors to be considered in determining an eyewitness's accuracy is "the level of _______ demonstrated by the witness."

Accepted Answer

A) impartiality 
B) interest 
C) certainty 
D) fluency 
A) impartiality 
B) interest 
C) certainty 
D) fluency

In researching over 1,700 defendants appearing in Texas misdemeanor cases,Downs and Lyons (1991)found that the judges _______ less attractive defendants.

Nearly all the states in the U.S.now have _______ statutes that prohibit or limit testimony concerning a rape victim's prior sexual activity.

Which one of the following is an indicator that can suggest accuracy in lineup identification?

A prosecuting attorney is uncertain whether her eyewitness will seem credible to the jury.The eyewitness's testimony could help win a conviction,but the witness might be discredited by the defense attorney.What advice should the prosecutor accept?

Sunstein,Schkade,and Ellman (2004)found evidence that group polarization tendencies were exhibited in all the following areas except

Research on jury selection has found that

Survey researchers sometimes assist defense attorneys by using "scientific jury selection" to eliminate individuals likely to be unsympathetic.Results indicated that in the first nine important trials in which the defense relied on such methods,it

Arthur is asked to imagine childhood events such as having the school nurse give him a vaccination.Afterwards,Arthur is convinced that the imagined event actually occurred.This is an example of

Studies of eyewitness testimony indicate that

Whose eyewitness testimony is probably the most reliable?

According to the text,simulated juries

Support for capital punishment in the United States has _______ since 1994.

Jury researcher Michael Saks (1998)reported that

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

Research on the effects of group deliberation by a jury suggests all of the following EXCEPT that

Is it possible to "pick the right jury?" Why or why not?

When Fisher and his colleagues (1994)trained detectives to use the "cognitive interview" procedure for questioning eyewitnesses,

Summarize the arguments for and against the death penalty.

Dunning and Perretta (2002)found that those eyewitnesses who made their identifications _______ were nearly 90 percent accurate.

In what we now know to be a mistake,the U.S.Supreme Court declared in 1972 that among the factors to be considered in determining an eyewitness's accuracy is "the level of _______ demonstrated by the witness."

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Exam 15: Social Psychology in Court

In researching over 1,700 defendants appearing in Texas misdemeanor cases,Downs and Lyons (1991)found that the judges _______ less attractive defendants.

Nearly all the states in the U.S.now have _______ statutes that prohibit or limit testimony concerning a rape victim's prior sexual activity.

Which one of the following is an indicator that can suggest accuracy in lineup identification?

A prosecuting attorney is uncertain whether her eyewitness will seem credible to the jury.The eyewitness's testimony could help win a conviction,but the witness might be discredited by the defense attorney.What advice should the prosecutor accept?

Sunstein,Schkade,and Ellman (2004)found evidence that group polarization tendencies were exhibited in all the following areas except

Research on jury selection has found that

Survey researchers sometimes assist defense attorneys by using "scientific jury selection" to eliminate individuals likely to be unsympathetic.Results indicated that in the first nine important trials in which the defense relied on such methods,it

Arthur is asked to imagine childhood events such as having the school nurse give him a vaccination.Afterwards,Arthur is convinced that the imagined event actually occurred.This is an example of

Studies of eyewitness testimony indicate that

Whose eyewitness testimony is probably the most reliable?

According to the text,simulated juries

Support for capital punishment in the United States has _______ since 1994.

Jury researcher Michael Saks (1998)reported that

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

Research on the effects of group deliberation by a jury suggests all of the following EXCEPT that

Is it possible to "pick the right jury?" Why or why not?

When Fisher and his colleagues (1994)trained detectives to use the "cognitive interview" procedure for questioning eyewitnesses,

Summarize the arguments for and against the death penalty.

Dunning and Perretta (2002)found that those eyewitnesses who made their identifications _______ were nearly 90 percent accurate.

In what we now know to be a mistake,the U.S.Supreme Court declared in 1972 that among the factors to be considered in determining an eyewitness's accuracy is "the level of _______ demonstrated by the witness."

Introducing Social Psychology

The Self in a Social World

Social Beliefs and Judgments

Behavior and Attitudes

Genes,culture,and Gender

Conformity and Obedience

Persuasion

Group Influence

Prejudice: Disliking Others

Aggression: Hurting Others

Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Helping

Conflict and Peacemaking

Social Psychology in the Clinic

Social Psychology and the Sustainable Future

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