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It is often asserted that the majority of Americans ____ the death penalty. However, if people are asked to compare the death penalty with an alternative of life imprisonment, most respondents choose _____ as a more acceptable punishment.

Studies show that a judge’s instruction to ignore certain information as inadmissible evidence may often lead to the opposite: the effect of this information on the jurors is amplified. The text mentions all of the following explanations as possible reasons for this effect, EXCEPT:

As noted in the text, almost three quarters of the jury deliberation time is devoted to the _____, and about 20% of the time is dedicated to discussing the _____.

Mock juries benefit trial lawyers when the actual trial and jury selection takes place because:

Biometrics is the:

The likelihood of “continuous threat to society” that expert predictions of risk are supposed to address in capital penalty cases is problematic. All of the following are valid reasons for this, EXCEPT:

Sabrina works as a bank teller. When one of the customers pointed a gun at her and demanded that she give him the key to the safe deposit box, she was so frightened that she could barely move. After the customer got the key, Sabrina was told to raise her hands and stand with her face into the wall for the rest of the time the bank robbery was unfolding. About 30 seconds passed between the time when Sabrina first saw the customer and the time she was told to turn to the wall with her hands raised. When recalling the event, she is likely to estimate that 30-second time period to have lasted about:

The courts’ decisions with regard to civil commitment laws tend to support the idea that psychological experts _____ predict future violence, _____.

The courts’ decisions with regard to civil commitment laws tend to support the idea that psychological experts _____ predict future violence, _____.

In addition to issues with memory in general, other things can introduce biases. Studies show that interference can take place during the process of identification of a suspect: Witnesses may feel more certain about their memory of an event or perpetrator as a result of _____ and _____.