Regarding the Behavior of Jurors, Which of the Following Statements

question 357

Multiple Choice

Regarding the behavior of jurors, which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) A jury is less likely to convict an attractive defendant or a defendant wearing eyeglasses.
• B) Most jurors tend to be swayed more by the expertise of the witness than the evidence she or he presents.
• C) Pretrial publicity has not been shown to affect jury deliberations.
• D) The more severe the crime and the more clear-cut the evidence, the less a jury's biases affect the verdict.

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Definitions:

Melanin

The pigment responsible for determining skin, hair, and eye color in humans and animals, also providing some protection against the effects of UV radiation.

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Concrete Operations

The third stage in Piaget’s scheme, characterized by flexible, reversible thought concerning tangible objects and events.

Preoperational Stage

is a stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where children from 2 to 7 years old develop memory and imagination, but think in an illogical manner.