Exam 2: Presents Several Potential Solutions to the Problem of False Confessions Which of the Following Is Not One of These Solutions

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Which of the following patterns of thinking demonstrates the fundamental attribution error, or the tendency to attribute other people's behavior to dispositional causes?

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Which of the following is NOT likely to lead to a false confession?

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Michelle is in custody and being interrogated. One of the police officers is being nice and tries to empathize with her while the other one glares at her and accuses her of having committed the crime because of her greed. The behavior of the police officers is an example of:

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According to the text, all of the following statements about false confessions are true, EXCEPT:

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Miranda rights are intended to notify the suspect of the following constitutional rights, EXCEPT for the right to:

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The MAIN goal of applying the Reid technique during interrogations is to:

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The tendency to hold an individual's dispositional causes such as personality responsible for his or her behavior is referred to as the:

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According to the textbook, police prefer a confession because:

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Which of the following is NOT an example of an exculpatory scenario?

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A robbery suspect is apprehended and being read his Miranda rights by the policewoman arresting him. The suspect is most likely to _____ his Miranda rights.

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Studies show that when jurors clearly understand that the confession was coerced, they:

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According to research studies described in the text, mock jurors who reported that they disregarded the confession as clearly coerced were _____ likely to convict the defendant.

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Since the 1960s and throughout the present time, an interrogator in the United States would be likely to use all of the following forms of coercion to elicit confessions, EXCEPT:

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Before the 1930s, an interrogator in the United States would be likely to use all of the following actions to elicit confessions, EXCEPT:

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Police may use a variety of evidence ploys during interrogation. This is possible because:

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Kurt was arrested even though he was innocent. All of the following are likely reasons he waived his Miranda rights, EXCEPT:

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After the Miranda v. Arizona (1966) decision, all suspects must be informed of their so-called Miranda rights. These constitutional rights include all of the following, EXCEPT for the right to:

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The following are valid reasons for police to prefer confessions to other types of evidence. Which one is NOT valid?

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Utilization of a team approach to interrogation often takes the form of a _____ approach.

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When a confession exists, juries _____ come back with a conviction.

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