When Jurors Set Aside Any Preconceptions About the Guilt of a Criminal

question 26

Multiple Choice

When jurors set aside any preconceptions about the guilt of a criminal defendant or the merits of a civil plaintiff while forming their judgments, it is referred to as _____.

• A)jurors' use of bias in their decisions
• B)jurors entering trial as blank slates
• C)introducing new biases to jurors' decision-making
• D)None of these are correct.

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