Researchers Conducting Experiments Investigating the Effects of Pre-Trial Publicity Have

question 23

Multiple Choice

Researchers conducting experiments investigating the effects of pre-trial publicity have generally found that pre-trial publicity

• A)can affect jurors' evaluations of the defendant's character.
• B)can affect jurors' pre-trial thoughts about the defendant's guilt.
• C)can affect jurors' final verdicts.
• D)All of these are correct.

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Definitions:

Mary Ainsworth

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Erik Erikson

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