Fulero and Finkel (1991) compared mock jurors' responses to expert testimony regarding the mental state of a defendant. They found that
A. mental-health experts providing only diagnostic testimony were the most influential.
B. mental-health experts providing a diagnosis and a penultimate opinion regarding the defendant's understanding of wrongfulness were the most influential.
C. mental-health experts providing a diagnosis, penultimate opinion, and an ultimate opinion about the defendant's mental state at the time of the act were the most influential.
D. mental-health experts did not differ in the extent to which they influenced mock jurors.
D
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