Social Psychology 9th Edition by David Myers

Exercise 17

You have just been appointed to serve as a new county judge. You are concerned about the effect inadmissible evidence may have on the jury in an upcoming trial of a case involving rape. You anticipate that the defense attorney will seek to introduce evidence regarding the victim's prior sexual history. To minimize the impact of such evidence on the jury, you should
A) say nothing about such inadmissible evidence to the jury.
B) remind the jury before the trial that the victim's previous sexual history is irrelevant.
C) only tell the jury that the evidence is inadmissible after the defense attempts to introduce it.
D) ask the defendant to refute any damaging evidence about her previous sexual history.