Jason Is a Jury Member Hearing a Robbery Case

question 8

Multiple Choice

Jason is a jury member hearing a robbery case. He listens to a witness testify against the suspect. Based on evidence by Bond and DePaulo (2006) presented in your text about people's ability to tell when someone is lying, how accurate would Jason be in telling if the witness was lying?

• A) He would definitely be able to detect a liar.
• B) He would be very likely to be able to tell if the witness was lying.
• C) He would be somewhat more likely than chance to tell if the witness was lying.
• D) He would have no idea whether or not the witness was lying.

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Definitions:

Fast And Frugal Heuristics

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Gigerenzer

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