Regarding the factors that affect jurors' final verdict, which of the following is a FALSE statement?
a. Jurors are not very good at separating evidence from their perceptions of the attorneys, witnesses, and what they think the judge wants.
b. Jurors who have been exposed to pretrial publicity tend to inappropriately incorporate that information into their jury deliberations, often without being aware it has happened.
c. Today's jurors put too little confidence in DNA evidence presented.
d. If complex scientific evidence is presented, jurors tend to be swayed more by the expertise of the witness than by the evidence itself.
C
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