During Jury Selection, Ruth's Attorney Questions the Potential Jurors and Realizes

question 10

Multiple Choice

During jury selection, Ruth's attorney questions the potential jurors and realizes that Ruth's ex­boyfriend is one of the potential jurors. Ruth's attorneys believe that this is a sound, legally justifiable reason for why he is unfit to serve on the jury. What type of challenge would this be to exclude Ruth's ex­boyfriend from the jury?

• A) challenge for cause
• B) challenge for relationship
• C) peremptory challenge
• D) personal challenge

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Definitions:

Imprinting

The process by which certain animals form attachments during a critical period very early in life.

Assimilation

In cognitive development, Jean Piaget's concept where individuals integrate new information into existing cognitive schemas or frameworks.

Existing Schemas

Mental structures or frameworks that organize and interpret information, influencing cognition and perception.

Egocentrism

In Piaget’s theory, the preoperational child’s difficulty taking another’s point of view.