Question 1

Which is NOT a way to increase jurors' understanding in court?

Accepted Answer

A) The judge should explain clearly the basic concepts when instructing the jury rather than using legal terminology. 
B) The judge should clarify statistical information,when it is used,so that jury members understand the implications of the information. 
C) Give jurors access to transcripts rather than have them rely on their memories. 
D) Give jurors a chance to excuse themselves when they don't understand things that are happening in court. 
A) The judge should explain clearly the basic concepts when instructing the jury rather than using legal terminology. 
B) The judge should clarify statistical information,when it is used,so that jury members understand the implications of the information. 
C) Give jurors access to transcripts rather than have them rely on their memories. 
D) Give jurors a chance to excuse themselves when they don't understand things that are happening in court.

Question 2

Research on the memories of young children indicates that they

Accepted Answer

A) are better at remembering verbal details than visual details. 
B) tend to fabricate stories about their own victimization even when asked open-ended questions. 
C) are especially susceptible to misinformation. 
D) do not react to misinformation. 
A) are better at remembering verbal details than visual details. 
B) tend to fabricate stories about their own victimization even when asked open-ended questions. 
C) are especially susceptible to misinformation. 
D) do not react to misinformation.

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

The majority of judges express _______ in the ability of mock jury studies to predict the actual behavior of jurors.

Accepted Answer

A) extreme confidence 
B) moderate confidence 
C) moderate doubt 
D) serious doubt 
A) extreme confidence 
B) moderate confidence 
C) moderate doubt 
D) serious doubt

Question 5

After hearing a television report falsely indicating that drugs may have contributed to a recent auto accident,several eyewitnesses of the accident begin to remember the driver as traveling at a faster rate of speed than was actually the case.This provides an example of

Accepted Answer

A) flashbulb memory. 
B) state-dependent memory. 
C) the serial position effect. 
D) the misinformation effect. 
A) flashbulb memory. 
B) state-dependent memory. 
C) the serial position effect. 
D) the misinformation effect.

Question 6

Jurors think that an eyewitness who can recall trivial details such as how many pictures were hanging in the room probably

Accepted Answer

A) gained information about these details by a second visit to the crime scene. 
B) was paying better attention than one who recalls no details. 
C) was not paying attention to the culprit or the crime itself. 
D) is no more accurate in recalling important information than witnesses with no memory for details. 
A) gained information about these details by a second visit to the crime scene. 
B) was paying better attention than one who recalls no details. 
C) was not paying attention to the culprit or the crime itself. 
D) is no more accurate in recalling important information than witnesses with no memory for details.

Question 7

The process of witnessing an event,receiving misleading information about it,and then incorporating the misleading information into one's memory of the event is referred to as the _______ effect.

Accepted Answer

A) false memory 
B) misinformation 
C) inoculation 
D) interference 
A) false memory 
B) misinformation 
C) inoculation 
D) interference

Question 8

Studies of the misinformation effect provide a dramatic demonstration of

Accepted Answer

A) memory construction. 
B) repressed memory. 
C) proactive interference. 
D) state-dependent memory. 
A) memory construction. 
B) repressed memory. 
C) proactive interference. 
D) state-dependent memory.

Question 9

In order to close the gap between real courtroom processes and laboratory studies,researchers use _______ as participants and have them view _______.

Accepted Answer

A) university students;videotapes of courtroom trials 
B) real jurors;dramas based on real-life cases 
C) members of real jury pools;enactments of actual trials 
D) real jurors;ongoing courtroom trials 
A) university students;videotapes of courtroom trials 
B) real jurors;dramas based on real-life cases 
C) members of real jury pools;enactments of actual trials 
D) real jurors;ongoing courtroom trials

Question 10

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 11

Death-qualified jurors are

Accepted Answer

A) more likely to be women. 
B) less likely to convict in criminal cases. 
C) more likely to convict in criminal cases. 
D) more concerned with due process of law than with crime control. 
A) more likely to be women. 
B) less likely to convict in criminal cases. 
C) more likely to convict in criminal cases. 
D) more concerned with due process of law than with crime control.

Question 12

Research experiments by Wells and others (1979)show that incorrect eyewitnesses are believed _____ of the time.

Accepted Answer

A) 5 percent 
B) 20 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 80 percent 
A) 5 percent 
B) 20 percent 
C) 50 percent 
D) 80 percent

Question 13

When jurors or some judges hearing a case are of like-minded people,they tend to go to extremes when making a decision as a group.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) group polarization. 
B) group shift. 
C) having people exert influence to change people's minds. 
D) not having a balanced jury. 
A) group polarization. 
B) group shift. 
C) having people exert influence to change people's minds. 
D) not having a balanced jury.

Question 14

Studies have identified the post-identification feedback effect,and suggest that in order to avoid it,

Accepted Answer

A) witnesses should look for confirmation from interrogators. 
B) interrogators should confirm or deny which person is the suspect. 
C) interrogators should confirm which person is the suspect. 
D) interrogators should be kept ignorant of who is the suspect. 
A) witnesses should look for confirmation from interrogators. 
B) interrogators should confirm or deny which person is the suspect. 
C) interrogators should confirm which person is the suspect. 
D) interrogators should be kept ignorant of who is the suspect.

Question 15

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 16

Wells and his colleagues (2006)reported that it is the _______ eyewitnesses whom jurors find to be most believable.

Accepted Answer

A) older 
B) younger 
C) confident 
D) emotional 
A) older 
B) younger 
C) confident 
D) emotional

Question 17

Jurors who are told by the judge to "disregard that witness's testimony" will be more likely to comply with that order when

Accepted Answer

A) the testimony was highly emotional and vivid. 
B) reactance prompts them to question the witness's conclusions. 
C) they have been pretrained briefly about legal procedures. 
D) when they had been exposed to pretrial publicity. 
A) the testimony was highly emotional and vivid. 
B) reactance prompts them to question the witness's conclusions. 
C) they have been pretrained briefly about legal procedures. 
D) when they had been exposed to pretrial publicity.

Question 18

Who is most likely to make an accurate identification?

Accepted Answer

A) Andy who is shown an array of mug shots and asked to stop,think,and analytically compare their faces 
B) Phil who makes his identification in less than 15 seconds 
C) Ken who spends 5 minutes looking through mug shots before making his identification 
D) Vinny who is asked to identify someone of a different race 
A) Andy who is shown an array of mug shots and asked to stop,think,and analytically compare their faces 
B) Phil who makes his identification in less than 15 seconds 
C) Ken who spends 5 minutes looking through mug shots before making his identification 
D) Vinny who is asked to identify someone of a different race

Question 19

Which statement is true?

Accepted Answer

A) States with the death penalty have lower homicide rates. 
B) States with the death penalty do not have lower homicide rates. 
C) When states abolish the death penalty homicide rates increase. 
D) Homicide rates have dropped when states initiate the death penalty. 
A) States with the death penalty have lower homicide rates. 
B) States with the death penalty do not have lower homicide rates. 
C) When states abolish the death penalty homicide rates increase. 
D) Homicide rates have dropped when states initiate the death penalty.

Question 20

After the study by Morgan and his team,they found soldiers,during a mock training session on survival,could

Accepted Answer

A) correctly identify their high-stress interrogator. 
B) incorrectly identify their low-stress interrogator. 
C) correctly identify their high-stress interrogator 30 percent of the time. 
D) correctly identify their high-stress interrogator 70 percent of the time. 
A) correctly identify their high-stress interrogator. 
B) incorrectly identify their low-stress interrogator. 
C) correctly identify their high-stress interrogator 30 percent of the time. 
D) correctly identify their high-stress interrogator 70 percent of the time.

Which is NOT a way to increase jurors' understanding in court?

Research on the memories of young children indicates that they

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

The majority of judges express _______ in the ability of mock jury studies to predict the actual behavior of jurors.

After hearing a television report falsely indicating that drugs may have contributed to a recent auto accident,several eyewitnesses of the accident begin to remember the driver as traveling at a faster rate of speed than was actually the case.This provides an example of

Jurors think that an eyewitness who can recall trivial details such as how many pictures were hanging in the room probably

The process of witnessing an event,receiving misleading information about it,and then incorporating the misleading information into one's memory of the event is referred to as the _______ effect.

Studies of the misinformation effect provide a dramatic demonstration of

In order to close the gap between real courtroom processes and laboratory studies,researchers use _ as participants and have them view _.

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

Death-qualified jurors are

Research experiments by Wells and others (1979)show that incorrect eyewitnesses are believed _____ of the time.

When jurors or some judges hearing a case are of like-minded people,they tend to go to extremes when making a decision as a group.This is an example of

Studies have identified the post-identification feedback effect,and suggest that in order to avoid it,

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

Wells and his colleagues (2006)reported that it is the _______ eyewitnesses whom jurors find to be most believable.

Jurors who are told by the judge to "disregard that witness's testimony" will be more likely to comply with that order when

Who is most likely to make an accurate identification?

Which statement is true?

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Which is NOT a way to increase jurors' understanding in court?

Research on the memories of young children indicates that they

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

The majority of judges express _______ in the ability of mock jury studies to predict the actual behavior of jurors.

After hearing a television report falsely indicating that drugs may have contributed to a recent auto accident,several eyewitnesses of the accident begin to remember the driver as traveling at a faster rate of speed than was actually the case.This provides an example of

Jurors think that an eyewitness who can recall trivial details such as how many pictures were hanging in the room probably

The process of witnessing an event,receiving misleading information about it,and then incorporating the misleading information into one's memory of the event is referred to as the _______ effect.

Studies of the misinformation effect provide a dramatic demonstration of

In order to close the gap between real courtroom processes and laboratory studies,researchers use _______ as participants and have them view _______.

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

Death-qualified jurors are

Research experiments by Wells and others (1979)show that incorrect eyewitnesses are believed _____ of the time.

When jurors or some judges hearing a case are of like-minded people,they tend to go to extremes when making a decision as a group.This is an example of

Studies have identified the post-identification feedback effect,and suggest that in order to avoid it,

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

Wells and his colleagues (2006)reported that it is the _______ eyewitnesses whom jurors find to be most believable.

Jurors who are told by the judge to "disregard that witness's testimony" will be more likely to comply with that order when

Who is most likely to make an accurate identification?

Which statement is true?

After the study by Morgan and his team,they found soldiers,during a mock training session on survival,could

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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

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In order to close the gap between real courtroom processes and laboratory studies,researchers use _ as participants and have them view _.