Author Question: During a trial, the prosecution refers to an illegally obtained tape recording of a phone call that ... (Read 114 times)

yoroshambo · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

During a trial, the prosecution refers to an illegally obtained tape recording of a phone call that makes the defendant appear guilty. Research suggests that after hearing this information, jurors are most likely to

a. disregard the information if the defense attorney objects, even if the judge rules that the information isadmissible.
b. vote guilty, unless the judge rules that the information is inadmissible.
c. vote guilty, even if the judge rules that the information is inadmissible.
d. vote guilty if the judge rules the information is admissible, but vote not guilty if the judge rules that theinformation is inadmissible.

Question 2

Research by Bodenhausen (1990) on the cognitive functioning of morning people vs. night people demonstrates that the influence of stereotypes depends on the

a. personal information a perceiver has about a target.
b. motivation of the perceiver.
c. age of the perceiver.
d. cognitive resources available to the perceiver.