Evidence Found as the Result of an Illegal Search May

question 55

Multiple Choice

Evidence found as the result of an illegal search may be characterized as:

• A) irrelevant.
• B) the fruit of the poisonous tree.
• C) prosecutorial misconduct.
• D) tainted goods.

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Definitions:

Cocktail Party Effect

The ability of the brain to focus one's auditory attention on a particular stimulus while filtering out a range of other stimuli, as when a person can focus on a single conversation in a noisy room.

Inattentional Blindness

A psychological lack of attention that is not associated with any vision defects or deficits, where individuals fail to perceive an unexpected stimulus in plain sight.

Change Blindness

The phenomenon where observers fail to notice significant changes in their visual environment.

Blindsight

A condition in which a person can respond to visual stimuli without consciously perceiving them.