Completion: -The Principle That an Appellate Court Will Reverse a Conviction

question 26

Short Answer

Completion:
-The principle that an appellate court will reverse a conviction only when the trial record reveals substantial, as distinct from technical, error is known as the doctrine of ___________.

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Definitions:

ΔI

Signifies a change in a variable, commonly used in mathematics and physics to denote a change in intensity or other measurable factors.

Standard Stimulus

A specific, unchanging stimulus used as a basis for comparison in experimental investigations.

Jnd

Stands for Just Noticeable Difference, the minimal change in a stimulus that can just barely be detected by an organism.

Weber Fraction

A concept in psychophysics that describes the proportionate relationship between the magnitude of a physical stimulus and its perceptible increment needed to detect a difference.