Author Question: Research suggests that it is easier to a. create a reasonable doubt in the minds of your fellow ... (Read 226 times)

ericka1 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Research suggests that it is easier to

a. create a reasonable doubt in the minds of your fellow jurors than it is to convince them that there is noreasonable doubt.
b. convince fellow jurors to change their votes from not guilty to guilty than it is to convince them to change fromguilty to not guilty.
c. persuade a fellow juror using normative social influence than it is to do so using informational social influence.
d. change the minds of fellow jurors when deliberating on a civil trial versus a criminal trial.

Question 2

If there is a majority opinion in a jury's initial vote, then

a. the deliberations will be marked by informational rather than normative influence.
b. the leniency bias is less likely to play a role in the final verdict the jury will eventually deliver.
c. the ultimate verdict will usually be consistent with the vote taken during the orientation stage.
d. jury nullification becomes less likely to affect the outcome of the deliberations.