When Sally applied to law school, the admittance committee accepted her because her LSAT scores were higher than 99% of those who also applied to law school. What type of a decision did the committee make?
A. an individual comparative decision
B. an institutional comparative decision
C. an individual absolute decision
D. an institutional absolute decision
Ans: B
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. Robert Sternberg. b. Charles Spearman. c. Alfred Binet. d. J.P. Guilford
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A. The jury has this right but not the power to do so. B. The jury is explicitly told that they have the right and power to nullify. C. The jury has neither the nullification right nor the power to disregard the law and evidence and find the defendant not guilty. D. The jury is not explicitly told that they have this right but they still have the power.
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