In a Study by Lassiter and His Colleagues (2007),judges and Police

question 33

Multiple Choice

In a study by Lassiter and his colleagues (2007) ,judges and police officers viewed tapes of interrogations and were asked to evaluate the extent of 'voluntariness' of a confession.The focus of these tapes was varied.In which condition were judges and police officers most likely to show the correspondence bias in their evaluations?

• A) when the tape showed only the detective
• B) when the tape showed only the suspect
• C) when the tape showed both the detective and suspect
• D) when the tape only had sound
• E) when the tape showed only the interrogation room, not the detective or the suspect

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Definitions:

Primary Process Thinking

A mode of thinking primarily in the unconscious mind, driven by the pleasure principle and characterized by illogical and associative connections.

Generalization

The process of applying information or conclusions from specific instances to broader contexts or groups, often simplifying complex information.

Assimilation

Piaget’s term for incorporation of new information into an existing cognitive structure.

Accommodation

Adjusting one's schemas and understanding to incorporate new and differing information or experiences.