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What factors affect the Jury?
-Social cognition
-Persuasion
-Group Processes
-Informational and normative influence
-Prejudice and stereotyping
In a line up, should suspect and foils be presented simultaneously or sequentially?
Sequentially, to avoid the ‘best guess’ problem
-Foils should resemble suspect
Why have juries?
Group recall > individual recall
Forced deliberation requires in-depth thinking
-----the use of central route (systematic) processing is increased
Representativeness (diversity) of perspectives
Attention focused on all of the evidence rather than selective pieces
Restrains use of inadmissable evidence
When the evidence is unambiguous and can be understood, most juries render verdicts consistent with it
Author
Holliidae
ID
56149
Card Set
Social psych & Law
Description
Social psych notes
Updated
2010-12-15T05:31:12Z
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