Professor Baldus and His Colleagues Found That the Exercise of Discretion

question 15

True/False

Professor Baldus and his colleagues found that the exercise of discretion by capital jurors is the principal source of the race-of-victim disparities observed in the system.

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Definitions:

Karyotypes

The number and appearance of chromosomes in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, which can be analyzed to identify genetic abnormalities.

Postnatal Brain Growth

The process of brain development and increase in size that occurs after birth through childhood and adolescence.

Synapses

Connections among neurons, usually between the dendrite of one neuron and the axon of another neuron, or between the dendrites of one neuron and the cell body of a second neuron. At the synapse there is a gap between neurons, which can be bridged by chemicals called neurotransmitters.

Myelination

The phenomenon in which glial cells wrap themselves around the axons of neurons, providing an insulating sheath that facilitates the conduction of electrical impulses.