In a Murder Trial, Bob Was Selected to Serve on a Death-Qualified

question 106

Multiple Choice

In a murder trial, Bob was selected to serve on a death-qualified jury. Given his attitude toward the death penalty, he is probably ____ than the average U.S. citizen.

• A) more likely to vote for acquittal
• B) more likely to recommend the death penalty
• C) more tolerant of procedures that protect the accused
• D) less religious

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Definitions:

Reference Group

A social group that an individual uses as a standard for evaluating themselves and their own behavior.

Control Group

A control group in scientific experiments is the group of subjects not exposed to the experimental treatment, used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects respond.

Membership Group

A social group to which an individual belongs and identifies with, often influencing their behavior and attitudes.

Significance Level

In statistical analysis, it represents the probability threshold below which a result is considered statistically significant, indicating a likely non-random pattern.