Fred Was Interested in Examining Conversations Between Lawyers and Their

question 74

Multiple Choice

Fred was interested in examining conversations between lawyers and their clients to determine whether lawyers influenced their client's decision to plead guilty to a crime.As a methodologist,Fred seeks your help.Which of the following statements would be poor advice?

• A)He must obtain excruciatingly accurate transcripts of the conversations.
• B)The same utterance may have a totally different meaning in a different context.
• C)There are established rules of behavior in conversations.
• D)Conversations must be understood contextually.
• E)He should ignore the "ers," "uhs," or bad grammar of the accused in the transcripts and focus on the meaning of the words.

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Definitions:

Working Memory Capacity

The amount of information that can be temporarily held and manipulated in the mind for cognitive tasks like problem-solving and language comprehension.

Inspection Time

The minimal amount of time an individual needs to distinguish between two stimuli, used as a measure of cognitive speed.

Perseveration

The tendency to repeat a response inappropriately; often a result of deficits in executive control caused by prefrontal lesions.

Mental Speed

The rapidity with which an individual can process information, make decisions, and solve problems.