Forensic Psychology Exam 2
what happens at jury selection
away for days, months, more. burden of proof, preponderance of evidence, reasonable doubt,
mitigating circumstances, learn about tragic cases
lawyer can pick which people they do and don't want to be on jury
true
lawyers can remove people from the jury pool because of their race
false
lawyers are excellent at determining which potential jurors will be favorable to their case
false
jury pool
all eligible, english speaking citizens
sample
group of eligible people (20% don't show up)
venire
people who actually show up are questioned
jury
group that is selected
voir dire
attorneys and judge ask questions to determine who will serve, challenges for cause (reason to
believe you'll be biased), peremptory challenges (removed without religion), cognizable groups: race,
religion, gender
right to impartial jury
6th amendment (Jury Selection and Service Act of 1968), "fair cross-section of the community,"
Clarence Darrow (famed defense attorney)
scientific selection
1972 "Harrisburg Seven" anit-Vietnam, was activists, charged attempted kidnapping of Henry
Kissenger, consultants worked with defense team, 800 Harrisburgh residents interviewed,
demographic and attitudinal variables
Ideal Defense Juror
female, white collar, no religious preference
juror characteristics and attitudes
, demographic variables, general personality tendencies, attitudes about legal systems
generalized personality traits
belief in a just world, authoritarianism--conventional, submissive, intolerance, locus of control--
internal or external
attitudes about legal system
reused legal attitudes questionaire
memory
the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information
memory works like a tape recorder
false
when an eyewitness identifies a suspect, it is usually convincing to jurors
true
cross-race identification is poorer than within-race identification
true
if a bank robber has a gun, people will be more likely to recognize him accurately later
false (weapon effect)
steve titus case
convicted of rape (similar car), falsely identified
loftus ted-talk
post-event feedback (hit, smashed), false memory (broken glass), altered speed perception
modal view of memory
sensory memory(encoding), short term(working memory--storage), long term memory
crime scene factors impacting eyewitness memory
cross-race effect (own race bias), stress/weapon focus, unconscious transference (another person in
store, not robber), poor observation conditions (lighting)
police investigate factors impacting eyewitness memory
leading/suggestive questions, witness confidence, post-identification feedback, repeating same
question
improving eyewitness accuracy
what happens at jury selection
away for days, months, more. burden of proof, preponderance of evidence, reasonable doubt,
mitigating circumstances, learn about tragic cases
lawyer can pick which people they do and don't want to be on jury
true
lawyers can remove people from the jury pool because of their race
false
lawyers are excellent at determining which potential jurors will be favorable to their case
false
jury pool
all eligible, english speaking citizens
sample
group of eligible people (20% don't show up)
venire
people who actually show up are questioned
jury
group that is selected
voir dire
attorneys and judge ask questions to determine who will serve, challenges for cause (reason to
believe you'll be biased), peremptory challenges (removed without religion), cognizable groups: race,
religion, gender
right to impartial jury
6th amendment (Jury Selection and Service Act of 1968), "fair cross-section of the community,"
Clarence Darrow (famed defense attorney)
scientific selection
1972 "Harrisburg Seven" anit-Vietnam, was activists, charged attempted kidnapping of Henry
Kissenger, consultants worked with defense team, 800 Harrisburgh residents interviewed,
demographic and attitudinal variables
Ideal Defense Juror
female, white collar, no religious preference
juror characteristics and attitudes
, demographic variables, general personality tendencies, attitudes about legal systems
generalized personality traits
belief in a just world, authoritarianism--conventional, submissive, intolerance, locus of control--
internal or external
attitudes about legal system
reused legal attitudes questionaire
memory
the persistence of learning over time through the storage and retrieval of information
memory works like a tape recorder
false
when an eyewitness identifies a suspect, it is usually convincing to jurors
true
cross-race identification is poorer than within-race identification
true
if a bank robber has a gun, people will be more likely to recognize him accurately later
false (weapon effect)
steve titus case
convicted of rape (similar car), falsely identified
loftus ted-talk
post-event feedback (hit, smashed), false memory (broken glass), altered speed perception
modal view of memory
sensory memory(encoding), short term(working memory--storage), long term memory
crime scene factors impacting eyewitness memory
cross-race effect (own race bias), stress/weapon focus, unconscious transference (another person in
store, not robber), poor observation conditions (lighting)
police investigate factors impacting eyewitness memory
leading/suggestive questions, witness confidence, post-identification feedback, repeating same
question
improving eyewitness accuracy
