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Homework answers / question archive / Question 1 1 / 1 pts Why is it important that interrogators be blind to which person in a lineup is the actual suspect of the crime? to reduce group polarization to avoid the post-identification feedback effect to avoid problems with change blindness to avoid imagination inflation Question 2 1 / 1 pts An attorney will be defending James, who is accused of raping a 22-year-old woman
Question 1
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Why is it important that interrogators be blind to which person in a lineup is the actual suspect of the crime?
to reduce group polarization
to avoid the post-identification feedback effect
to avoid problems with change blindness
to avoid imagination inflation
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An attorney will be defending James, who is accused of raping a 22-year-old woman. Who among the following jurors is likely to be least sympathetic to his client's case?
Wilma, a 42-year-old mother of two who tends to be authoritarian
John, a 40-year-old plumber who once served a sentence for burglary
Todd, a 22-year-old college student who is a political liberal
Rita, a 32-year-old television executive who opposes the death penalty
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Which of the following factors is NOT likely to lead to a lighter sentence for the person convicted?
baby-faced features
high status
physical attractiveness
height
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Sean has been accused of assaulting a six-year-old child. Which of the following suggestive questions to the child could be a cause for the misinformation effect?
"Did Mr. Sean try to intimidate you after committing the crime?"
"Did the abuser try to meet you after the incident?"
"Can you recollect the facial features of the abuser?"
"Have you seen Mr. Sean earlier?"
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Jurors find it difficult to erase the impact of inadmissible evidence:
when the inadmissible evidence is presented by the defense as opposed to the prosecution.
when the inadmissible evidence is an emotionally provocative description of a defendant's record.
when a witness, as opposed to a trial lawyer, blurts out the inadmissible evidence.
when it is a criminal trial as opposed to a civil trial.
Question 1
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Why is it important that interrogators be blind to which person in a lineup is the actual suspect of the crime?
to reduce group polarization
to avoid the post-identification feedback effect
How Reliable Is Eyewitness Testimony?
to avoid problems with change blindness
to avoid imagination inflation
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An attorney will be defending James, who is accused of raping a 22-year-old woman. Who among the following jurors is likely to be least sympathetic to his client's case?
Wilma, a 42-year-old mother of two who tends to be authoritarian
How Do Group Influences Affect Juries?
John, a 40-year-old plumber who once served a sentence for burglary
Todd, a 22-year-old college student who is a political liberal
Rita, a 32-year-old television executive who opposes the death penalty
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Which of the following factors is NOT likely to lead to a lighter sentence for the person convicted?
baby-faced features
high status
physical attractiveness
height
What Other Factors Influence Juror Judgments?
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Sean has been accused of assaulting a six-year-old child. Which of the following suggestive questions to the child could be a cause for the misinformation effect?
"Did Mr. Sean try to intimidate you after committing the crime?"
How Reliable Is Eyewitness Testimony?
"Did the abuser try to meet you after the incident?"
"Can you recollect the facial features of the abuser?"
"Have you seen Mr. Sean earlier?"
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Jurors find it difficult to erase the impact of inadmissible evidence:
when the inadmissible evidence is presented by the defense as opposed to the prosecution.
when the inadmissible evidence is an emotionally provocative description of a defendant's record.
What Other Factors Influence Juror Judgments?
when a witness, as opposed to a trial lawyer, blurts out the inadmissible evidence.
when it is a criminal trial as opposed to a civil trial.
