According to research on the topic, which of the following factors may distort eyewitness testimony?
a. the witness's expectations
b. additional information received by the witness after the witnessed event
c. questions asked of the witness prior to the trial
d. all of the above
D
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a. superego c. subconscious b. ego d. id
Tests that require verbatim (word-for-word) answers are measuring memory through
a. relearning. b. recognition. c. recall. d. redintegration.
Fulero and Finkel (1991) conducted a study to investigate whether the presence of ultimate opinion testimony affected mock jurors' verdicts. What did they find?
A. Mock jurors who read ultimate opinion testimony were more likely to provide NGRI verdicts. B. Mock jurors who read differing penultimate opinions were more likely to provide NGRI verdicts. C. Mock jurors who read both penultimate opinions and ultimate opinion testimony were more likely to provide NGRI verdicts. D. Mock jurors' verdicts were not affected by the type of testimony presented.
Which of the following is true with regard to sociobiology?
a. Research strongly supports its applicability to a wide range of human social behaviors. b. It has had a profound impact on numerous theories of human behavior. c. Sociobiology does not have widespread acceptance. d. Criticism of sociobiology has been minimal