Critics of the death qualification process claim that it has the effect of

a. making jurors feel less invested in the trial's outcome
b. biasing the jury toward conviction
c. making race more salient for jurors
d. decreasing jurors ability to process information quickly


Answer: B

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a. Psychotherapy acts most quickly. Electroconvulsive therapy has the most lasting benefits. b. Electroconvulsive therapy acts most quickly. Psychotherapy has the most lasting benefits. c. Antidepressant drugs act most quickly. Electroconvulsive therapy has the most lasting benefits. d. Psychotherapy acts most quickly. Antidepressant drugs have the most lasting benefits.

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Which of the following statements is true about KSAs?

  a.  Teams are transformative, and so when well-designed they perform well-beyond the KSAs of their members.   b.  A team composed of relatively low caliber members will likely perform poorly.   c.  Because teams are transformative, in team sports, such as baseball, the quality of individual players does not predict the quality of the team’s performance.   d.  Social skills are more important for team success than KSAs related to task performance.

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In the context of neuropsychology, rehabilitation can involve helping the patient

a. change his/her environment to ensure the best possible quality of life. b. "relearn" impaired abilities via intact functional systems. c. develop new functional systems. d. all of the above

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Describe three stressful family circumstances that, according to your textbook, have been associated with reduced mental ability in children

What will be an ideal response?

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