Ethical Problems Can Occur Regarding Scientific Jury Selection

question 455

Multiple Choice

Ethical problems can occur regarding scientific jury selection

• A)when both the prosecution and the defense use scientific jury selection.
• B)when jurors are informed of the defendants' mental competence to stand trial.
• C)when wealthy defendants have the advantage of psychological jury selection but poorer defendants do not.
• D)anytime DNA evidence is introduced.

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Definitions:

Brain Activity

The functioning of the brain as evidenced by electrical, chemical, or metabolic changes.

Recollections

Memories or the act of retrieving past experiences or information from one's memory.

Mental Processes

Internal, covert activities of our minds such as thinking, feeling, and remembering.

Cognitive Revolution

A shift in psychology, beginning in the mid-20th century, that focuses on the scientific study of the mind and its processes, emphasizing areas such as memory, language, and problem-solving.