When Jurors Are Instructed to Disregard the Inadmissible Evidence, They

question 22

Multiple Choice

When jurors are instructed to disregard the inadmissible evidence, they sometimes feel there is no good reason for such an instruction. Instead, they give that evidence an even greater weight in their decision making. This process is assumed by _____ theory.

• A) relativity
• B) parallel processes
• C) inferiority
• D) reactance

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Definitions:

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