Michael Saks and Reid Hastie (1978) in their research on jury selection have found that:
A. most jurors directly acknowledge their preconceptions during jury selection.
B. attitudes and personal characteristics are strong verdict predictors.
C. evidence is a more potent determinant of jurors' verdicts than individual characteristics of jurors.
D. male jurors are less biased than female jurors.
Answer: C
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