Which of the following is not a criterion often used by judges in determining the admissibility of expert witness testimony?
A. The scientific nature of the work
B. The likelihood it will lead to an acquittal
C. The relevance of the work
D. How widely agreed-upon it is by other experts
B
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a. It is the same as a night terror b. A frightening dream that usually happens shortly after the child falls asleep c. A scary dream that most often happens in the early morning and usually awakens the child d. An infrequent occurrence in the preschool years
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a. short-term psychodynamic b. humanistic c. behavior d. traditional psychodynamic
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a) arbitrary inference. b) minimization. c) personalization. d) selective abstraction.