forensic psychology: final exam 2024 (Ace the Test)
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Forensic psychology
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Forensic Psychology
What is usually called jury ___ is actually a process of ___.
a. desensitization; gaining an appreciation of differences
b. selection; eliminating candidates from the jury pool
c. sensitization; social scientific research
d. stereotyping; explaining the trial procedure - Correct Answer b. sele...
forensic psychology: final exam 2024 (Ace the
Test)
What is usually called jury ___ is actually a process of ___.
a. desensitization; gaining an appreciation of differences
b. selection; eliminating candidates from the jury pool
c. sensitization; social scientific research
d. stereotyping; explaining the trial procedure - Correct Answer b. selection; eliminating candidates from
the jury pool
The removal of potential jurors without explanation as to why they are unlikely to be able to deliver an
impartial verdict, is referred to as a:
a. peremptory challenge
b. challenge for bias
c. challenge for cause
d. predisposition challenge - Correct Answer a. peremptory challenge
Which is NOT a type of plea? a. Brady plea
b. standard guilty plea
c. plea of no contest
d. Alford plea - Correct Answer a. Brady plea
Expert witnesses are individuals that present testimony in court. Which is false about expert witnesses?
a. They usually help the jurors make sense of complex evidence
b. Their testimony is based on their specialized training or knowledge
c. Expert testimony is most influential when presented clearly d. Most experts who testify in court do so
for free (pro bono) - Correct Answer d. Most experts who testify in court do so for free (pro bono)
When jurors change their votes under pressure from other jurors, even though they did not change their
minds, this phenomenon is referred to as:
, a. open conflict
b. informational influence
c. normative influence
d. leniency bias - Correct Answer c. normative influence
When it comes to the financial cost of the death penalty, which statement is NOT true? a. Maintaining
the death penalty is far more expensive than abandoning it
b. States could save huge amounts of money by abolishing the death penalty
c. Money can be saved if a capital case defendant is eventually sentenced to life in prison
d. Capital cases are more expensive at every stage of the legal process - Correct Answer a. Maintaining
the death penalty is far more expensive than abandoning it
Different factors come into play during the sentencing phase of a homicide case when it is decided
whether the sentence should be death or life in prison with no hope of parole. Circumstances that
support the death sentence are called:
a. mitigating factors
b. aggravating factors
c. proof of mental disease
d. degree of conviction - Correct Answer b. aggravating factors
Which is NOT an example of a mitigating factor? a. The mental state of the defendant was affected by a
new antidepressant medication that sometimes leads to unprovoked aggression
b. The defendant was hired by the victim to be a getaway driver after the bank robbery that happened to
lead to a fatal police chase c. The defendant had illegally acquired a gun that was later used in the
homicide and loaned it to various other people
d. The victim was a stepfather who sexually abused the defendant for many years, and on the day of the
murder the defendant discovered that the stepfather started molesting the defendant's younger sister -
Correct Answer c. The defendant had illegally acquired a gun that was later used in the homicide and
loaned it to various other people
During the process of death qualification, if potential jurors ___, they are excluded from serving on a
capital jury.
a. have witnessed a violent death before
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