During Direct Examination, Leading Questions May

question 50

Multiple Choice

During direct examination, leading questions may

• A) never be used.
• B) be used only with hostile witnesses.
• C) be used only with witnesses with limited English skills.
• D) be used with any witness.

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Demand Characteristics

Features of an experimental setting that lead participants to perceive and respond to what they believe are the expectations of the experimenter.

Falsifiable Theories

Theories or hypotheses that can be disproven or invalidated through empirical observation or experiment.

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Illusory Correlations

The phenomenon of perceiving a relationship between variables (typically people, events, or behaviors) even when no such relationship exists.