Alice's Public Defender Filed a Discovery Motion Asking for a Copy

question 31

Multiple Choice

Alice's public defender filed a discovery motion asking for a copy of Officer Cowan's personnel file:

• A)Alice's public defender should be allowed to review Officer Cowan's personnel file because this is a routine procedure when preparing for trial.
• B)Alice's public defender must establish that information in Officer Cowan's personnel file is relevant to Alice's defense.
• C)The motion will be denied because personnel files are privileged under all circumstances.
• D)The motion will be denied if the Chief of Police exerts executive privilege.

Familiarize with the concept of shaping and its application in behavior modification and therapy.

Understand the role of self-efficacy and efficacy expectations in learning new behaviors and tasks.

Recognize the impact of mass media and modeled behaviors on children’s aggression through Bandura’s experiments.

Identify the mechanisms through which expectations for unperformed behaviors are formed according to Bandura's perspective.

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Definitions:

Stanley Milgram

A psychologist known for his research on obedience, demonstrating how people are willing to follow orders from an authority figure even when it involves harming others.

Obedience Study

A research experiment that investigates the extent to which individuals comply with orders from an authority figure, famously exemplified by Stanley Milgram's experiments.

Cognitive Dissonance

The mental discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time.

Reproductive Rights

The rights of individuals to decide freely and responsibly on the number, spacing, and timing of their children, and to have the information and means to do so.