Prior to the invention of the electric chair, the method of execution most often used in the United States was:

A. lethal injection.
B. firing squad.
C. hanging.
D. guillotine.
E. stoning.


Answer: C

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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a. Linen. b. Silk. c. Kapok. d. Cotton.

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Which of the following is not a mandated protection in the Burger replication of Milgram’s experiment?

a. Restrictions were made on how much voltage could be administered. b. A screening was implemented to eliminate potential subjects who could have an adverse reaction. c. No deception was used. d. The respondents were debriefed immediately.

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Consent will not be deemed voluntary if the person merely:

a. passed out b. submitted to a show of police authority c. said nothing and walked away d. requested advice of counsel

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