In an Experiment Involving a Simulated Trial,of the 59 Jurors

question 135

Multiple Choice

In an experiment involving a simulated trial,of the 59 jurors who were "low in willingness to impose the death penalty," how many voted to acquit the defendant?

• A) 19
• B) 24
• C) 32
• D) 40

Understand the concepts of genotype and phenotype and their differences.

Comprehend the structure of a neuron and the role of its components in neural communication.

Understand the functions and message transmission mechanisms of the endocrine system.

Grasp how the nervous system repairs itself and the process involved.

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Definitions:

Anchoring and Adjustment Heuristic

A mental shortcut that influences the way people intuitively assess probabilities and make decisions based on initial information.

Escalation of Commitment

The phenomenon of investing increasingly more resources into a failing course of action due to cognitive biases and sunk costs.

Confirmation Bias

The tendency to search for, interpret, favor, and recall information in a way that confirms one's preexisting beliefs or hypotheses.

Representation Bias

Representation bias refers to the cognitive bias where individuals inaccurately assess the probability of an event based on the ease with which examples come to mind, often due to how frequently they are portrayed or mentioned.