Research Has Shown That Merely Hearing the Questions Typically Asked

question 8

Multiple Choice

Research has shown that merely hearing the questions typically asked in the death-qualification part of jury selection tends to bias potential jurors toward conviction,because

• A) those jurors are already biased toward conviction before they begin the death-qualification process.
• B) the death-qualification questions contain misleading information about the suspect, which changes jurors' opinions.
• C) the death-qualification questions contain an implication of guilt, so the jurors are biased into thinking about the suspects as guilty.
• D) the death-qualification questions weed out jurors who can be fair, leaving only biased jurors.

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