Question 1

Which of the following is true about procedural justice?

Accepted Answer

A)  The magnitude of punishment dictated by the courts is not correlated with perceptions of procedural justice. 
B)  The degree to which offenders saw the system as neutral and respectful more strongly predicted perceptions of fairness than the punishment received. 
C)  Measures of procedural justice were unrelated to perceptions of fairness of the system. 
D)  All the answer options are correct. 
A)  The magnitude of punishment dictated by the courts is not correlated with perceptions of procedural justice. 
B)  The degree to which offenders saw the system as neutral and respectful more strongly predicted perceptions of fairness than the punishment received. 
C)  Measures of procedural justice were unrelated to perceptions of fairness of the system. 
D)  All the answer options are correct. D

Question 2

Are there problems with the procedures used by police interrogators to obtain confessions,and if so,how might these problems negatively impact defendants?

Accepted Answer

Research finds that people will indeed confess to crimes they did not commit.Such false confessions are influenced by standard operating police procedures.The suspect is placed in a bare room,instigating feelings of isolation and helplessness.Interrogators insist that the suspect is guilty and engage in psychological manipulation to get the suspect to say so.Moreover,interrogators may offer false promises of leniency and sympathy.In some cases,interrogators even threaten suspects if they do not confess.Unfortunately,juries cannot recognize whether a confession is false and are insensitive to the impact such procedures have on eliciting false confessions.

Question 3

In cases in which defendants are convicted and later proved innocent by DNA tests,as many as ________ had falsely confessed to the crime.

Accepted Answer

A)  one-half 
B)  one-quarter 
C)  three-fourths 
D)  one-fifth 
A)  one-half 
B)  one-quarter 
C)  three-fourths 
D)  one-fifth D

Question 4

Loftus and Pickrell (1995)persuaded the family members of college students to tell stories about when their student relative was 5 years old,including one "story" that was actually fake and never really happened.How did the students respond?

Accepted Answer

A)  All the students were able to distinguish between the true stories and the fake one. 
B)  About 25 percent of the students "recalled" the fake event. 
C)  Students who were more suggestible "recalled" the fake event. 
D)  About 90 percent of the students "recalled" the fake event. 
A)  All the students were able to distinguish between the true stories and the fake one. 
B)  About 25 percent of the students "recalled" the fake event. 
C)  Students who were more suggestible "recalled" the fake event. 
D)  About 90 percent of the students "recalled" the fake event.

Question 5

Describe the three components that contribute to one's sense of procedural justice and provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Procedural justice is an assessment of w

Question 6

Sheila,an attorney,worries that she will be unable to pick good jurors.Instead,she hires a specialist to conduct surveys and compile statistics on what demographic qualities of jurors might predict support for her client.Sheila is using ________ to pick her jury.

Accepted Answer

A)  scientific jury selection 
B)  peremptory challenges 
C)  logic 
D)  partiality testing 
A)  scientific jury selection 
B)  peremptory challenges 
C)  logic 
D)  partiality testing

Question 7

The textbook describes research conducted by Loftus and colleagues (1968)in which participants were shown pictures of an automobile accident and were asked questions about the pictures.Some participants were asked questions that were consistent with what they actually saw,whereas other participants were asked misleading questions.Which of the following best describes the results of this research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most participants correctly remembered the pictures, no matter what kinds of questions they were asked. 
B)  All participants had difficulty correctly remembering the pictures, no matter what kinds of questions they were asked. 
C)  The misleading questions impaired participants' abilities to recall the pictures correctly. 
D)  The misleading questions affected memory only in participants younger than ten years of age. 
A)  Most participants correctly remembered the pictures, no matter what kinds of questions they were asked. 
B)  All participants had difficulty correctly remembering the pictures, no matter what kinds of questions they were asked. 
C)  The misleading questions impaired participants' abilities to recall the pictures correctly. 
D)  The misleading questions affected memory only in participants younger than ten years of age.

Question 8

Research has shown that merely hearing the questions typically asked in the death-qualification part of jury selection tends to bias potential jurors toward conviction,because

Accepted Answer

A)  those jurors are already biased toward conviction before they begin the death-qualification process. 
B)  the death-qualification questions contain misleading information about the suspect, which changes jurors' opinions. 
C)  the death-qualification questions contain an implication of guilt, so the jurors are biased into thinking about the suspects as guilty. 
D)  the death-qualification questions weed out jurors who can be fair, leaving only biased jurors. 
A)  those jurors are already biased toward conviction before they begin the death-qualification process. 
B)  the death-qualification questions contain misleading information about the suspect, which changes jurors' opinions. 
C)  the death-qualification questions contain an implication of guilt, so the jurors are biased into thinking about the suspects as guilty. 
D)  the death-qualification questions weed out jurors who can be fair, leaving only biased jurors.

Question 9

Travis is part of a 6-person jury on a money-laundering case.Although the majority of jury members believe that the defendant is guilty,Travis believes that she did not do it.He tries to convince the others of his perspective.Why might Travis be more successful in making his case if he was part of a typical 12-person jury,rather than this 6-person jury?

Accepted Answer

A)  Travis is more likely to try harder if he has to convince 11 other people. 
B)  Travis is more likely to have an ally in a 12-person jury. 
C)  By law, 12-person juries have to deliberate longer. 
D)  Twelve-person juries have access to more evidence. 
A)  Travis is more likely to try harder if he has to convince 11 other people. 
B)  Travis is more likely to have an ally in a 12-person jury. 
C)  By law, 12-person juries have to deliberate longer. 
D)  Twelve-person juries have access to more evidence.

Question 10

Daniel is a district judge driven by the deterrence motive.What type of punishment is Daniel likely to favor in sentencing a defendant for a drug-related crime?

Accepted Answer

A)  incarcerating the defendant to avenge his immoral behavior 
B)  placing the defendant in a rehabilitation program so he does not commit the crime again 
C)  fining the defendant an amount commensurate with the crime 
D)  letting the defendant off easy so he will have favorable feelings toward the justice system 
A)  incarcerating the defendant to avenge his immoral behavior 
B)  placing the defendant in a rehabilitation program so he does not commit the crime again 
C)  fining the defendant an amount commensurate with the crime 
D)  letting the defendant off easy so he will have favorable feelings toward the justice system

Question 11

Vanessa is part of a jury that has to make a unanimous decision to convict the defendant.Yemaya is part of a jury that can convict the defendant with a two-thirds majority rule.What is likely to differ across Vanessa's and Yemaya's juries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yemaya's jury is likely to arrive at its verdict faster. 
B)  Vanessa's jury is likely to arrive at its verdict faster. 
C)  Vanessa's jury is more likely to convict the defendant. 
D)  Yemaya's jury is more likely to convict the defendant. 
A)  Yemaya's jury is likely to arrive at its verdict faster. 
B)  Vanessa's jury is likely to arrive at its verdict faster. 
C)  Vanessa's jury is more likely to convict the defendant. 
D)  Yemaya's jury is more likely to convict the defendant.

Question 12

Explain how stereotypes can lead to biases in our criminal justice system.

Accepted Answer

Cultural stereotypes of African-American

Question 13

Alan is on the jury for a theft-related crime.After hearing the evidence,Alan feels anger toward the defendant and a general sense of outrage.What types of attributions has Alan likely made about the defendant?

Accepted Answer

A)  The defendant did not intend to commit the crime and the crime reflects a stable part of the defendant's character. 
B)  The defendant did not intend to commit the crime and the crime does not reflect anything stable about the defendant's character. 
C)  The defendant intended to commit the crime but the crime does not reflect anything stable about the defendant's character. 
D)  The defendant intended to commit the crime and the crime reflects a stable part of the defendant's character. 
A)  The defendant did not intend to commit the crime and the crime reflects a stable part of the defendant's character. 
B)  The defendant did not intend to commit the crime and the crime does not reflect anything stable about the defendant's character. 
C)  The defendant intended to commit the crime but the crime does not reflect anything stable about the defendant's character. 
D)  The defendant intended to commit the crime and the crime reflects a stable part of the defendant's character.

Question 14

Challenge the idea that eyewitness testimony is accurate and reliable and describe two research findings that support your argument.

Accepted Answer

Eyewitness testimony is not accurate and

Question 15

Which of the following is a factor in the overrepresentation of minority communities in the criminal justice system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Police officers have discretionary power over whom they decide to pull over and search. 
B)  White offenders tend to get longer sentences for similar crimes than black offenders. 
C)  White drivers are less likely than minority drivers to be in possession of illicit drugs. 
D)  Black or Latino drivers are less likely to be searched than white drivers. 
A)  Police officers have discretionary power over whom they decide to pull over and search. 
B)  White offenders tend to get longer sentences for similar crimes than black offenders. 
C)  White drivers are less likely than minority drivers to be in possession of illicit drugs. 
D)  Black or Latino drivers are less likely to be searched than white drivers.

Question 16

The social psychologist Tom Tyler identified three factors that shape our sense of procedural justice.Which of the following is NOT one of those three factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  the neutrality of the authority figure 
B)  trust in the system 
C)  being treated with respect 
D)  the magnitude of the punishment 
A)  the neutrality of the authority figure 
B)  trust in the system 
C)  being treated with respect 
D)  the magnitude of the punishment

Question 17

Social scientists have differentiated two motives that determine preferences for different kinds of punishment.These motives are

Accepted Answer

A)  just desserts and deterrence. 
B)  deterrence and punitive. 
C)  compensatory and punitive. 
D)  just desserts and eye-for-an-eye. 
A)  just desserts and deterrence. 
B)  deterrence and punitive. 
C)  compensatory and punitive. 
D)  just desserts and eye-for-an-eye.

Question 18

Based on your reading,who is likely to receive the harshest sentence for drug possession?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tom, a white teacher from Los Angeles 
B)  Maria, an eastern European chemist living in Atlanta 
C)  Charles, an African-American marketer from Philadelphia 
D)  Tara, an Asian-American speech pathologist from Seattle 
A)  Tom, a white teacher from Los Angeles 
B)  Maria, an eastern European chemist living in Atlanta 
C)  Charles, an African-American marketer from Philadelphia 
D)  Tara, an Asian-American speech pathologist from Seattle

Question 19

The goal of the ________ motive is to punish the deed that was committed; the goal of the ________ motive is to prevent future crimes.

Accepted Answer

A)  deterrence; just desserts 
B)  attribution; deterrence 
C)  just desserts; deterrence 
D)  just desserts; compensatory 
A)  deterrence; just desserts 
B)  attribution; deterrence 
C)  just desserts; deterrence 
D)  just desserts; compensatory

Question 20

African-Americans and Latinos are more likely to be stopped by police officers and receive harsher sentences.This bias in the criminal justice system is largely due to the

Accepted Answer

A)  use of cultural stereotypes. 
B)  frequency of their criminal activity. 
C)  need for procedural justice. 
D)  desire for retribution. 
A)  use of cultural stereotypes. 
B)  frequency of their criminal activity. 
C)  need for procedural justice. 
D)  desire for retribution.

Which of the following is true about procedural justice?

Are there problems with the procedures used by police interrogators to obtain confessions,and if so,how might these problems negatively impact defendants?

In cases in which defendants are convicted and later proved innocent by DNA tests,as many as ________ had falsely confessed to the crime.

Loftus and Pickrell (1995)persuaded the family members of college students to tell stories about when their student relative was 5 years old,including one "story" that was actually fake and never really happened.How did the students respond?

Describe the three components that contribute to one's sense of procedural justice and provide an example of each.

Sheila,an attorney,worries that she will be unable to pick good jurors.Instead,she hires a specialist to conduct surveys and compile statistics on what demographic qualities of jurors might predict support for her client.Sheila is using ________ to pick her jury.

Research has shown that merely hearing the questions typically asked in the death-qualification part of jury selection tends to bias potential jurors toward conviction,because

Daniel is a district judge driven by the deterrence motive.What type of punishment is Daniel likely to favor in sentencing a defendant for a drug-related crime?

Vanessa is part of a jury that has to make a unanimous decision to convict the defendant.Yemaya is part of a jury that can convict the defendant with a two-thirds majority rule.What is likely to differ across Vanessa's and Yemaya's juries?

Explain how stereotypes can lead to biases in our criminal justice system.

Alan is on the jury for a theft-related crime.After hearing the evidence,Alan feels anger toward the defendant and a general sense of outrage.What types of attributions has Alan likely made about the defendant?

Challenge the idea that eyewitness testimony is accurate and reliable and describe two research findings that support your argument.

Which of the following is a factor in the overrepresentation of minority communities in the criminal justice system?

The social psychologist Tom Tyler identified three factors that shape our sense of procedural justice.Which of the following is NOT one of those three factors?

Social scientists have differentiated two motives that determine preferences for different kinds of punishment.These motives are

Based on your reading,who is likely to receive the harshest sentence for drug possession?

The goal of the motive is to punish the deed that was committed; the goal of the motive is to prevent future crimes.

African-Americans and Latinos are more likely to be stopped by police officers and receive harsher sentences.This bias in the criminal justice system is largely due to the

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Which of the following is true about procedural justice?

Are there problems with the procedures used by police interrogators to obtain confessions,and if so,how might these problems negatively impact defendants?

In cases in which defendants are convicted and later proved innocent by DNA tests,as many as ________ had falsely confessed to the crime.

Loftus and Pickrell (1995)persuaded the family members of college students to tell stories about when their student relative was 5 years old,including one "story" that was actually fake and never really happened.How did the students respond?

Describe the three components that contribute to one's sense of procedural justice and provide an example of each.

Sheila,an attorney,worries that she will be unable to pick good jurors.Instead,she hires a specialist to conduct surveys and compile statistics on what demographic qualities of jurors might predict support for her client.Sheila is using ________ to pick her jury.

Research has shown that merely hearing the questions typically asked in the death-qualification part of jury selection tends to bias potential jurors toward conviction,because

Daniel is a district judge driven by the deterrence motive.What type of punishment is Daniel likely to favor in sentencing a defendant for a drug-related crime?

Vanessa is part of a jury that has to make a unanimous decision to convict the defendant.Yemaya is part of a jury that can convict the defendant with a two-thirds majority rule.What is likely to differ across Vanessa's and Yemaya's juries?

Explain how stereotypes can lead to biases in our criminal justice system.

Alan is on the jury for a theft-related crime.After hearing the evidence,Alan feels anger toward the defendant and a general sense of outrage.What types of attributions has Alan likely made about the defendant?

Challenge the idea that eyewitness testimony is accurate and reliable and describe two research findings that support your argument.

Which of the following is a factor in the overrepresentation of minority communities in the criminal justice system?

The social psychologist Tom Tyler identified three factors that shape our sense of procedural justice.Which of the following is NOT one of those three factors?

Social scientists have differentiated two motives that determine preferences for different kinds of punishment.These motives are

Based on your reading,who is likely to receive the harshest sentence for drug possession?

The goal of the ________ motive is to punish the deed that was committed; the goal of the ________ motive is to prevent future crimes.

African-Americans and Latinos are more likely to be stopped by police officers and receive harsher sentences.This bias in the criminal justice system is largely due to the

An Invitation to Social Psychology

The Methods of Social Psychology

The Social Self

Social Cognition: Thinking About

Social Attribution: Explaining Behavior

Emotion

Attitudes, Behavior, and Rationalization

Persuasion

Social Influence

Relationships and Attraction

Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Groups

Aggression

Altruism and Cooperation

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The goal of the motive is to punish the deed that was committed; the goal of the motive is to prevent future crimes.