Question 1

When jurors have been exposed to pretrial publicity, they ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  are somewhat more likely to deem the defendant guilty 
B)  are somewhat more likely to deem the defendant innocent 
C)  tend to think that they are biased by this exposure, even when they are not 
D)  are able to disregard any information to which they have been exposed once the trial begins 
A)  are somewhat more likely to deem the defendant guilty 
B)  are somewhat more likely to deem the defendant innocent 
C)  tend to think that they are biased by this exposure, even when they are not 
D)  are able to disregard any information to which they have been exposed once the trial begins A

Question 2

Juries for robbery trials, assault trials, and other trials all go through a process of voir dire; juries for capital cases also go through a screening called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  venire 
B)  death qualification 
C)  continuance 
D)  peremptory challenge 
A)  venire 
B)  death qualification 
C)  continuance 
D)  peremptory challenge B

Question 3

When it comes to eyewitness identifications in police lineups, sequential lineups are generally preferred to simultaneous lineups-especially when witnesses ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  do not know how many people are in the lineup 
B)  are told in advance how many people are in the lineup 
C)  are asked to rate the similarity of each person in the lineup to the criminal 
D)  are asked to rank each person in the lineup in order of his or her similarity to the criminal 
A)  do not know how many people are in the lineup 
B)  are told in advance how many people are in the lineup 
C)  are asked to rate the similarity of each person in the lineup to the criminal 
D)  are asked to rank each person in the lineup in order of his or her similarity to the criminal A

Question 4

Suppose that, during jury selection for a burglary trial, the lawyer for the prosecution determines that she does not want a potential juror named Ingrid Malone on the jury. Ingrid has stated that she has been in and out of mental institutions her whole life, and that she sees nothing wrong with a little burglary now and then. Ingrid even offers up the idea that "all burglars should be free to burgle." The prosecution lawyer suggests to the judge that Ingrid is highly biased and should be removed from the jury panel. The judge agrees, and has her quickly removed. This process is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  venire 
B)  voir dire 
C)  challenge for cause 
D)  peremptory challenge 
A)  venire 
B)  voir dire 
C)  challenge for cause 
D)  peremptory challenge

Question 5

According to the text, the best way to eliminate biases in jury judgments resulting from pretrial exposure to trial-related information is by making use of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  continuance 
B)  an extended voir dire 
C)  change of venue 
D)  an extended venire 
A)  continuance 
B)  an extended voir dire 
C)  change of venue 
D)  an extended venire

Question 6

Suppose that, during jury selection for a criminal trial, defense lawyer Wickens decides that she does not want a potential juror named Bob Strange on the jury. He seems unpredictable to her, but potentially likely to favor the prosecution. She therefore tells the judge that she would like to have Bob removed from the jury panel (without stating her reasoning). It would appear that Bob is being removed via the process of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  venire 
B)  voir dire 
C)  challenge for cause 
D)  peremptory challenge 
A)  venire 
B)  voir dire 
C)  challenge for cause 
D)  peremptory challenge

Question 7

In general, which of the following best summarizes how convincing eyewitness testimony is to jurors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Not very convincing-even when jurors have reason to believe that the eyewitness had good opportunity to study the criminal's appearance 
B)  Not very convincing-unless the eyewitness is reporting having seen a good friend, relative, or other highly familiar person commit a crime 
C)  Very convincing-unless jurors have reason to believe that the eyewitness had impaired vision at the time of the crime 
D)  Very convincing-even when jurors have reason to believe that the eyewitness had impaired vision at the time of the crime 
A)  Not very convincing-even when jurors have reason to believe that the eyewitness had good opportunity to study the criminal's appearance 
B)  Not very convincing-unless the eyewitness is reporting having seen a good friend, relative, or other highly familiar person commit a crime 
C)  Very convincing-unless jurors have reason to believe that the eyewitness had impaired vision at the time of the crime 
D)  Very convincing-even when jurors have reason to believe that the eyewitness had impaired vision at the time of the crime

Question 8

Of the following, which personality trait is most predictive of whether people are lenient versus punitive in jury trial voting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Introversion/extroversion 
B)  Authoritarianism 
C)  Self-monitoring 
D)  Need for closure 
A)  Introversion/extroversion 
B)  Authoritarianism 
C)  Self-monitoring 
D)  Need for closure

Question 9

In a target-absent lineup, it is impossible for an eyewitness to make an identification decision that qualifies as a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  correct identification 
B)  correct rejection 
C)  incorrect rejection 
D)  incorrect identification 
A)  correct identification 
B)  correct rejection 
C)  incorrect rejection 
D)  incorrect identification

Question 10

Which of the following best summarizes current thinking on "recovered memories"?

Accepted Answer

A)  This is a complicated topic, involving numerous tradeoffs, about which there are few clear answers. 
B)  "Recovered memories" are real, though the criminal justice system has been slow to acknowledge their legitimacy. 
C)  There does not appear to be any legitimacy to the notion of "recovered memories"-despite the commonality with which they allegedly occurred in the 1980's and 1990's. 
D)  "Recovered memories" are now widely recognized by both psychologists and the criminal justice system as being real and legitimate. 
A)  This is a complicated topic, involving numerous tradeoffs, about which there are few clear answers. 
B)  "Recovered memories" are real, though the criminal justice system has been slow to acknowledge their legitimacy. 
C)  There does not appear to be any legitimacy to the notion of "recovered memories"-despite the commonality with which they allegedly occurred in the 1980's and 1990's. 
D)  "Recovered memories" are now widely recognized by both psychologists and the criminal justice system as being real and legitimate.

Question 11

Compared to other juries, juries that are "death qualified" tend to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  over-represent the poor. 
B)  over-represent women. 
C)  remember more of the evidence that is presented in a trial. 
D)  be more likely to judge defendants guilty rather than innocent. 
A)  over-represent the poor. 
B)  over-represent women. 
C)  remember more of the evidence that is presented in a trial. 
D)  be more likely to judge defendants guilty rather than innocent.

Question 12

Suppose that Danielle was an eyewitness to a store robbery. She gives the police a description of the criminal: "30-35 year-old male, brown hair, light eyes, about 5'10", with a missing finger on his left hand." A few weeks later, police track down a suspect. He fits Danielle's description, and additionally has a lazy eye and a huge tattoo on his neck. If police use the match-to-culprit approach in constructing a lineup for eyewitness identification, then the foils in the lineup ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  may or may not have brown hair 
B)  will definitely have brown hair, but may or may not be missing fingers 
C)  will definitely have brown hair and missing fingers, but may or may not have a tattoo 
D)  will definitely have brown hair, missing fingers, and a tattoo 
A)  may or may not have brown hair 
B)  will definitely have brown hair, but may or may not be missing fingers 
C)  will definitely have brown hair and missing fingers, but may or may not have a tattoo 
D)  will definitely have brown hair, missing fingers, and a tattoo

Question 13

During the jury selection process in jury trials, attorneys often rely on ____ in an effort to figure out what demographic characteristics, personality traits, lifestyle characteristics, and behaviors correlate with jury opinions and jury verdicts.

Accepted Answer

A)  countertransference 
B)  implicit personality theories 
C)  attribution theory 
D)  groupthink 
A)  countertransference 
B)  implicit personality theories 
C)  attribution theory 
D)  groupthink

Question 14

Delaying a trial is known as a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  change of venue 
B)  continuance 
C)  foil 
D)  blank lineup 
A)  change of venue 
B)  continuance 
C)  foil 
D)  blank lineup

Question 15

Suppose that Danielle was an eyewitness to a store robbery. She gives the police a description of the criminal: "30-35 year-old male, brown hair, light eyes, about 5'10", with a missing finger on his left hand." A few weeks later, police track down a suspect. He fits Danielle's description, and additionally has a lazy eye and a huge tattoo on his neck. If police use the match-to-suspect approach in constructing a lineup for eyewitness identification, then the foils in the lineup ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  may or may not have brown hair 
B)  will definitely have brown hair, but may or may not be missing fingers 
C)  will definitely have brown hair and missing fingers, but may or may not have a tattoo 
D)  will definitely have brown hair, missing fingers, and a tattoo 
A)  may or may not have brown hair 
B)  will definitely have brown hair, but may or may not be missing fingers 
C)  will definitely have brown hair and missing fingers, but may or may not have a tattoo 
D)  will definitely have brown hair, missing fingers, and a tattoo

Question 16

When criminal psychologists distinguish between system variables and estimator variables as two sources of inaccuracy in eyewitness reports and identifications, they are distinguishing between variables ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  that are under the control of the criminal justice system versus those that are not 
B)  that are static versus those that are present only at the scene of the crime 
C)  that are relatively objective versus those that are subjective 
D)  that are based on memory versus those based on inference 
A)  that are under the control of the criminal justice system versus those that are not 
B)  that are static versus those that are present only at the scene of the crime 
C)  that are relatively objective versus those that are subjective 
D)  that are based on memory versus those based on inference

Question 17

Women, the poor, and blacks are less likely than others to be represented on trials for capital cases. One big reason for this, according to the text, is that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  judges tend to be in favor of the death penalty, and therefore remove from jury panels members of these groups because they are believed to be relatively averse to the death penalty 
B)  trials for these cases tend to be held in counties where these groups are underrepresented 
C)  these groups tend to be more opposed to the death penalty than others, and thus often "opt out" of sitting on juries for these cases 
D)  these groups tend to be more opposed to the death penalty than others, and are thus often disqualified from sitting on juries for these cases 
A)  judges tend to be in favor of the death penalty, and therefore remove from jury panels members of these groups because they are believed to be relatively averse to the death penalty 
B)  trials for these cases tend to be held in counties where these groups are underrepresented 
C)  these groups tend to be more opposed to the death penalty than others, and thus often "opt out" of sitting on juries for these cases 
D)  these groups tend to be more opposed to the death penalty than others, and are thus often disqualified from sitting on juries for these cases

Question 18

System variables that influence eyewitness identifications in criminal lineups are most analogous to ____ that influence participant behavior in social psychological experiments.

Accepted Answer

A)  interactions 
B)  confounds 
C)  demand characteristics 
D)  confirmation biases 
A)  interactions 
B)  confounds 
C)  demand characteristics 
D)  confirmation biases

Question 19

In a properly conducted lineup, wherein eyewitnesses are asked to identify criminals who they saw commit a crime, the foils in the lineup are people who ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  are all suspects of the crime 
B)  are all known to be innocent of the crime 
C)  do not match the physical description of the suspect 
D)  do not match the psychological profile of the suspect 
A)  are all suspects of the crime 
B)  are all known to be innocent of the crime 
C)  do not match the physical description of the suspect 
D)  do not match the psychological profile of the suspect

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of a system variable that might lead to inaccuracies in eyewitness identifications in lineups?

Accepted Answer

A)  The number of people chosen to appear in the lineup alongside the suspect 
B)  Whether the eyewitness is confident about his or her identification of the eyewitness during the lineup procedure 
C)  Whether the eyewitness and the criminal are of the same race/ethnicity 
D)  Whether the witness is confident about the original statement that he or she gave to the police 
A)  The number of people chosen to appear in the lineup alongside the suspect 
B)  Whether the eyewitness is confident about his or her identification of the eyewitness during the lineup procedure 
C)  Whether the eyewitness and the criminal are of the same race/ethnicity 
D)  Whether the witness is confident about the original statement that he or she gave to the police

When jurors have been exposed to pretrial publicity, they ____.

Juries for robbery trials, assault trials, and other trials all go through a process of voir dire; juries for capital cases also go through a screening called ____.

When it comes to eyewitness identifications in police lineups, sequential lineups are generally preferred to simultaneous lineups-especially when witnesses ____.

According to the text, the best way to eliminate biases in jury judgments resulting from pretrial exposure to trial-related information is by making use of ____.

In general, which of the following best summarizes how convincing eyewitness testimony is to jurors?

Of the following, which personality trait is most predictive of whether people are lenient versus punitive in jury trial voting?

In a target-absent lineup, it is impossible for an eyewitness to make an identification decision that qualifies as a(n) _____.

Which of the following best summarizes current thinking on "recovered memories"?

Compared to other juries, juries that are "death qualified" tend to ____.

During the jury selection process in jury trials, attorneys often rely on ____ in an effort to figure out what demographic characteristics, personality traits, lifestyle characteristics, and behaviors correlate with jury opinions and jury verdicts.

Delaying a trial is known as a(n) ____.

When criminal psychologists distinguish between system variables and estimator variables as two sources of inaccuracy in eyewitness reports and identifications, they are distinguishing between variables ____.

Women, the poor, and blacks are less likely than others to be represented on trials for capital cases. One big reason for this, according to the text, is that ____.

System variables that influence eyewitness identifications in criminal lineups are most analogous to ____ that influence participant behavior in social psychological experiments.

In a properly conducted lineup, wherein eyewitnesses are asked to identify criminals who they saw commit a crime, the foils in the lineup are people who ____.

Which of the following is an example of a system variable that might lead to inaccuracies in eyewitness identifications in lineups?

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When jurors have been exposed to pretrial publicity, they ____.

Juries for robbery trials, assault trials, and other trials all go through a process of voir dire; juries for capital cases also go through a screening called ____.

When it comes to eyewitness identifications in police lineups, sequential lineups are generally preferred to simultaneous lineups-especially when witnesses ____.

According to the text, the best way to eliminate biases in jury judgments resulting from pretrial exposure to trial-related information is by making use of ____.

In general, which of the following best summarizes how convincing eyewitness testimony is to jurors?

Of the following, which personality trait is most predictive of whether people are lenient versus punitive in jury trial voting?

In a target-absent lineup, it is impossible for an eyewitness to make an identification decision that qualifies as a(n) _____.

Which of the following best summarizes current thinking on "recovered memories"?

Compared to other juries, juries that are "death qualified" tend to ____.

During the jury selection process in jury trials, attorneys often rely on ____ in an effort to figure out what demographic characteristics, personality traits, lifestyle characteristics, and behaviors correlate with jury opinions and jury verdicts.

Delaying a trial is known as a(n) ____.

When criminal psychologists distinguish between system variables and estimator variables as two sources of inaccuracy in eyewitness reports and identifications, they are distinguishing between variables ____.

Women, the poor, and blacks are less likely than others to be represented on trials for capital cases. One big reason for this, according to the text, is that ____.

System variables that influence eyewitness identifications in criminal lineups are most analogous to ____ that influence participant behavior in social psychological experiments.

In a properly conducted lineup, wherein eyewitnesses are asked to identify criminals who they saw commit a crime, the foils in the lineup are people who ____.

Which of the following is an example of a system variable that might lead to inaccuracies in eyewitness identifications in lineups?

The Mission and the Method

Culture and Nature

The Self

Choices and Actions: The Self in Control

Social Cognition

Emotion and Affect

Attitudes, Beliefs and Consistency

Social Influence and Persuasion

Prosocial Behavior: Doing What’s Best for Others

Aggression and Antisocial Behavior

Attraction and Exclusion

Close Relationships: Passion, Intimacy, and Sexuality

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

Groups

Applying Social Psychology to Consumer Behavior

Applying Social Psychology to Health

Applying Social Psychology to the Workplace

Applying Social Psychology to the Environment

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