How do jurors make sense of the large amount of information presented during the trial? What are the implications for how jurors process information for legal strategy?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Research has revealed that jurors typically make sense of all the evidence by constructing their own stories about how events unfolded. Rather than store information in the order it was presented, jurors typically use that information (correctly or incorrectly) to construct a kind of "plot" of the crime. Given these findings, lawyers would be well advised to abandon strategies based on witness order (e.g., save the strongest witnesses for last) in favor of introducing witnesses and evidence in the order that reflects the story the lawyer wants the jury to believe.
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cocaine is derived. In reading about past findings, you discover that these native groups a. have very few drug use problems. b. have very serious drug use problems. c. are so hostile to the World Health Organization that no studies have been done. d. have almost been wiped out due to local drug wars.
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a. 2 b. 6 c. 12 d. 15
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a. Geographic or cultural setting b. Initial stressor c. Family perceptions d. Sources and social support
According to formulas for heritability coefficient and environmental influences, the sum of heritability (H), shared environmental influences (SE), and nonshared environmental influences (NSE) should equal ____ when calculations are correct
a. -1.00 b. 0.00 c. +1.00 d. 100.00