Lassiter's Research in the Legal System Has Shown That Simulated

question 44

Multiple Choice

Lassiter's research in the legal system has shown that simulated jurors who watch videotaped confessions (either simulated or actual) that focused on the alleged perpetrator were more likely to

• A) return "guilty" verdicts than jurors who watched taped confessions that focused only on the interrogator
• B) return "guilty" verdicts than jurors who watched taped confessions that focused on the interrogator or on both the perpetrator and the interrogator equally
• C) return "not guilty" verdicts than jurors who watched taped confessions that focused only on the interrogator
• D) return "not guilty" verdicts than jurors who watched taped confessions that focused on the interrogator or on both the perpetrator and the interrogator equally

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