Judge Kellogg Has Just Read a Case File in Which

question 50

Multiple Choice

Judge Kellogg has just read a case file in which a defendant who had committed statutory rape was sentenced to 25 years in prison. He is considering sentencing in a statutory rape case in which the prosecutor is asking for 10 years for the defendant. Instead of going with the 10 years recommended by the prosecutor, he chooses to impose a sentence of 22 years. Judge Kellogg's decision illustrates the ____ effect.

• A) anchoring
• B) severity
• C) adversarial
• D) inquisitorial

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Definitions:

Erogenous Zones

Specific areas of the human body that have heightened sensitivity, which, when stimulated, can produce a sexual response or pleasure.

Latency Stage

A phase in Freudian psychosexual development occurring from around age six to puberty, characterized by a decrease in overt sexual interests and the development of social and intellectual skills.

Orally Fixated

A psychoanalytic concept suggesting that an individual is focused on oral pleasures such as eating or smoking, stemming from early childhood.

Masculine Gender Identity

A personal identification with culturally defined masculine traits, roles, and behaviors, which can vary across different societies and time periods.