The Standard or Amount of Evidence Necessary to Affect the Arrest

question 33

Multiple Choice

The standard or amount of evidence necessary to affect the arrest of an individual or that induces the belief in the minds of a reasonable officer that the accused probably committed a crime is known as ________.

• A) probable cause
• B) beyond a reasonable doubt
• C) reasonable suspicion
• D) particularity

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information that is presented first more effectively than information that is presented later.

Recency Effect

A psychological phenomenon where the most recently presented items or experiences are more likely to be remembered than those presented earlier.

Rote Rehearsal

A memorization technique based on repetition, where information is repeated over and over to keep it in short-term memory for longer periods.

Permanent Memory

A long-term storage of information in the brain, considered to be relatively stable and enduring over time.