A witness on the stand swears that he saw
someone commit a crime. Must you believe that the testimony is valid when a witness testifies so forcefully?
a) Yes, because seeing is believing.
b) No, because eyewitnesses are not usually honest.
c) Yes, because eyewitnesses are very confident about their testimony.
d) No, because there is a great possibility of a "false positive" identification.
D
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A. He will be unable to use this information to modify his concept of balls. B. He will need to hear verification from at least one other person to update his concepts. C. He will use this new information to update only his concept of fruit. D. He will use this new information to refine his concepts of fruit and balls.
A rat that is trained to press a lever to receive food pellets is most likely to get aggressive during a(n) _____
A) ?FR schedule of reinforcement B) ?VR schedule of reinforcement C) ?extinction procedure D) ?CRF schedule of reinforcement
Which of the following is a finding from the research on the influence of courtroom factors?
A. A severe potential punishment (for example, a death penalty) makes jurors less willing to convict. B. Experienced jurors' judgments do not differ from those of novice jurors. C. Jurors' judgments of blame and punishment are unaffected by the victim's characteristics. D. Defendants are judged less harshly when the victim is attractive or has suffered greatly.