The Idea That Jurors Who Are Demographically or Socially Similar

question 31

Multiple Choice

The idea that jurors who are demographically or socially similar to a litigant will be predisposed to favor that litigant is referred to as the

• A)favoritism-approach hypothesis.
• B)similarity-leniency hypothesis.
• C)resemblance-compassion hypothesis.
• D)demographic-similarity hypothesis.

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