In Order to Close the Gap Between Real Courtroom Processes

question 49

Multiple Choice

In order to close the gap between real courtroom processes and laboratory studies, researchers use _______ as participants and have them view _______.

• A) university students; videotapes of courtroom trials
• B) real jurors; dramas based on real-life cases
• C) members of real jury pools; enactments of actual trials
• D) real jurors; ongoing courtroom trials

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