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Question 31

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The tendency for witnesses to incorporate misleading information into their memories is especially strong when

A) suggestive questions are repeated.
B) the questioner is female rather than male.
C) the event was a traffic incident rather than a violent crime.
D) the witness is low in need for cognition.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Question 32

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Wells, Lindsay, and their colleagues staged the theft of a calculator hundreds of times before eyewitnesses. In attempting to determine whether people could spot erroneous testimony, the researchers had mock jurors observe the eyewitnesses being questioned. Results indicated that the jurors believed correct eyewitnesses _____ percent of the time and incorrect eyewitnesses _____ percent of the time.

A) 60; 40
B) 60; 20
C) 80; 62
D) 80; 80

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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Question 33

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Despite initial disagreements over a verdict, after discussion, _______ of juries emerge with a consensus.

An eyewitness gains confidence from which of the following sources?

Which of the following is the best strategy for weeding out eyewitnesses who are just guessing?

Of all criminal cases disposed of in Canadian courts, ________ in four never come to trial.

Which of the following is not one of the explanations experts offer to educate jurors to evaluate eyewitness testimony better?

One eyewitness testifies that the clock on the wall showed it was 2:35 when the robbery was committed. His identification of the suspect differs from another eyewitness, who didn't notice the clock at all. Is one witness likely to give a more accurate identification of the suspect than the other?

Although it goes against findings by social psychologists, a panel of judges declared that the level of ________________ by eyewitnesses should be taken into account when determining the accuracy of their testimony.

Which of the following statements is true?

In Wells and Bradfield (1998) , participants were asked to identify a gunman they had seen, on video, entering a store. After making a false identification but receiving confirming feedback, ______ percent rated their initial certainty as very high.

Which of the following statements about eyewitness testimony is false?

Anna's lawyer is planning to launch an appeal after her conviction because he believes the jury botched the decision. Research suggests that Anna's lawyer should focus on jury members who

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

For judges, among the factors to be considered in determining eyewitness accuracy is "the level of ____________ demonstrated by the witness."

Wells, Ferguson, and Lindsay had eyewitnesses to a staged theft rehearse their answers to questions before taking the witness stand. Doing so

One recommendation toward improving jurors' ability to understand judicial instructions and statistical information (or any complex information) is to

Research on the memories of young children indicates that

When making decisions in the courtroom, jurors often compare the judge's abstract jargon-filled definition of verdict categories with

Rich is the only person on the jury who firmly believes the defendant is innocent. What is Rich's best strategy for changing the other jurors' minds?