The Authors Assert That Much of What Happens in the Legal

question 56

Multiple Choice

The authors assert that much of what happens in the legal system is decidedly social psychological in nature.Which of the following BEST supports this assertion?

• A) Jurors' first impressions and attributions about the defendant can influence verdicts.
• B) Six-person juries are more likely to convict defendants than twelve-person juries.
• C) White-collar crime costs citizens more than violent crime.
• D) White-collar crime is of more concern to citizens than violent crime.
• E) Twelve-person juries are more likely to convict defendants than six-person juries.

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Definitions:

Sampling Distribution

The probability dispersion of a particular statistic, facilitated by a randomly selected sample.

Z-Value

A statistical measure that quantifies the number of standard deviations a data point is from the mean of a data set.

Standard Error

A measure of the statistical accuracy of an estimate, equal to the standard deviation of the theoretical distribution of a large population of such estimates.

N

A symbol often used to represent a sample size or the number of observations or units in a dataset.