In a Plea Bargain, the Prosecutor Wants the Defendant to Plead

question 39

Multiple Choice

In a plea bargain, the prosecutor wants the defendant to plead ______ if not to the original charge, then to some less serious offense.

• A) not guilty
• B) nolo contendere
• C) innocent
• D) guilty

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Definitions:

Causal Attribution

The process by which individuals explain the causes of behavior and events, attributing them to internal dispositions or external situations.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency for observers to overestimate personality or dispositional causes for someone else's behavior and underestimate situational influences.

Ease of Retrieval Effect

The phenomenon where individuals judge the frequency or likelihood of an event based on how easily examples of the event come to mind.

Long-Term Memories

Memories that can be retained for an extended period, potentially a lifetime, including factual, experiential, and conceptual information.