The Similarity-Leniency Hypothesis Seems to Generally Apply When _____

question 28

Multiple Choice

The similarity-leniency hypothesis seems to generally apply when _____. In such cases, jurors tend to _____ to those defendants who are like them.

• A) evidence is weak or inconclusive; give harsher sentences
• B) evidence is weak or inconclusive; give the benefit of the doubt
• C) evidence is especially strong; give harsher sentences
• D) evidence is especially strong; give the benefit of the doubt

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Definitions:

SEC

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, responsible for regulating the stock market and protecting investors by ensuring fairness and transparency.

Fraud-on-the-market Theory

A judicial presumption that the price of a company's stock reflects all publicly known information, including fraudulent statements, affecting investors' decisions.

Rule 10b-5

A regulation under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, designed to prevent fraud in the securities market.

Securities Act of 1934

U.S. federal law focusing on the regulation of the secondary trading of securities (stocks, bonds, and debentures) in the United States.