Regarding the behavior of jurors, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. A jury is less likely to convict an attractive defendant or a defendant wearing eyeglasses.
b. Most jurors tend to be swayed more by the expertise of the witness than the evidence she or he presents.
c. Pretrial publicity has not been shown to affect jury deliberations.
d. The more severe the crime and the more clear-cut the evidence, the less a jury's biases affect the verdict.
c
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A) "Avoid all types of medication and stick to insight therapy." B) "Try conventional antipsychotic drugs; they should work best." C) "Try atypical antipsychotics; they should work best." D) "Any medication should work about as well as any other medication."
Which of these is NOT true about Erik Erikson's 8 Ages of Man?
A) each stage is a kind of crisis B) the stages are based on social needs C) the main motivation of the stages is striving for superiority D) the young adult stage centers on intimacy