Evidence About the Defendant's Character Is Admissible at Trial

question 38

Multiple Choice

Evidence about the defendant's character is admissible at trial:

• A)if defense places character at issue.
• B)if defendant denies the charges.
• C)at the discretion of the prosecutor.
• D)at the discretion of the judge .

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Definitions:

Social Cognition

The study of how people process social information, including understanding others, social attitudes, and cognition in social contexts.

Attribution

The process of ascribing causes to behaviors and events, often influencing how individuals understand and react to the world around them.

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that an individual holds about a future event that manifests because the individual holds it.

Selective Perception

The process by which individuals selectively interpret what they see or hear on the basis of their interests, background, experience, and attitudes.