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1
Research has shown that people who serve as eyewitnesses to a crime
A)have a vivid memory for trivial details.
B)remember the event perfectly.
C)do not necessarily have a good memory for trivial details.
D)have had their memories refreshed through hypnosis.
2
The misinformation effect is due in part to
A)open-ended questions.
B)missing essential details.
C)not incorporating misleading information.
D)suggestive questions.
3
To reduce false memories and inaccuracy in eyewitness recollection during police questioning, most police now use
A)hypnotic inductions.
B)semi-structured interviews.
C)sodium pentothal "truth serum."
D)a cognitive interview procedure.
4
When eyewitnesses consistently identify a suspect in multiple lineups (face, body, voice samples), they
A)are nearly always poor eyewitnesses.
B)are generally extremely confident in their identification.
C)are nearly always an accurate eyewitness.
D)usually do poorly on the witness stand.
5
Jurors who are not opposed to the death penalty
A)are more likely to "hang" a jury.
B)feel that courts are too harsh on criminals.
C)are less likely to favor the prosecution.
D)are more likely to favor the prosecution.
6
One reason that a judge's instructions to the jury to ignore inadmissible evidence could backfire, is due to the possible ____________ on the part of the jurors.
A)reactance.
B)priming.
C)framing.
D)anchoring.
7
The testimony of people who serve as an eyewitness to a crime is
A)not always accurate.
B)always accurate.
C)not something that has an effect on the outcome of a trial.
D)foolproof.
8
Research has shown that jurors
A)are fully educated about the different factors that can influence the testimony of an eyewitness to a crime.
B)always understand and consider the different factors that can influence the testimony of an eyewitness to a crime.
C)do not always understand or consider the different factors that can influence the testimony of an eyewitness to a crime.
D)do not need to be educated about the different factors that can influence the testimony of an eyewitness to a crime.
9
Jurors who are authoritarian—rigid, punitive, and contemptuous of those of lower status—are
A)acquittal-prone.
B)ambivalent during deliberations.
C)lenient during deliberations.
D)conviction-prone during deliberations.
10
Research has shown that the physical attractiveness of the defendant accused of a crime
A)results in lenient outcomes if the defendant is not physically attractive.
B)results in harsh outcomes if the defendant is physically attractive.
C)results in lenient outcomes if the defendant is physically attractive.
D)does not matter one way or the other.
11
The results of research studies have shown that when the defendant in a trial is similar in some way to the jurors,
A)it can result in a better outcome for the defendant.
B)the results are unfavorable for the defendant.
C)it does not matter either way for the defendant.
D)the defendant is judged harshly.
12
Low-authoritarian jurors, after deliberation
A)rarely change their minds.
B)become more strict.
C)are never as lenient as high authoritarian jurors.
D)become more lenient.
13
Research shows that in criminal cases where there is an eyewitness, as opposed to a criminal case with out an eyewitness, the outcome of the trial is _______________.
A)more likely to result in a hung jury.
B)equally likely to result in a conviction.
C)less likely to result in a conviction.
D)more likely to result in a conviction.
14
We are most at risk for false recollections made with high confidence with
A)faces of a different sex than our own.
B)faces of the same sex as our own.
C)faces of the same race as our own.
D)faces of a different race than our own.
15
Research shows that jurors seem to be persuaded best when the information presented to them is
A)metaphorical.
B)presented in a poetry-type of format.
C)in a story format.
D)in a non-narrative format.
16
The social psychology phenomenon of group polarization
A)can occur in a courtroom setting.
B)does not apply to a courtroom setting.
C)can not occur in a courtroom setting.
D)only occurs in a courtroom setting when there is a post-identification effect.
17
Six person juries are considered
A)to be just as representative as twelve person juries.
B)to be more desirable than twelve person juries.
C)to be more representative as twelve person juries.
D)to be not as representative as twelve person juries.
18
With regard to witnesses' line-up identifications,
A)quicker identifications are generally more accurate than slower identifications.
B)slower identifications are generally more accurate than quicker identifications.
C)the speed with which a witness makes an identification has no effect on accuracy.
D)the most accurate identifications take approximately 10 minutes.
19
Witnesses are less likely to make a false identification of a suspect when asked to
A)make 'yes' or 'no' judgments in non-linear lineups.
B)identify a person using computerized simultaneous lineups.
C)identify a person using standard ("live") simultaneous lineups.
D)make 'yes' or 'no' judgments in sequential lineups.
20
Which of the following is true?
A)Jurors can easily interpret a judge's instructions.
B)Experienced jurors' judgments do not differ from those of novice jurors.
C)A severe potential punishment for the defendant makes jurors more likely to convict.
D)Defendants are judged more harshly when the victim has suffered greatly.







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