Juries appear to have a __________ in which lower standards are used for deciding to acquit a defendant than for deciding to convict a defendant

FIll in the blank with correct word.

Answer: leniency bias

Psychology

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Scientific observation permits:

a.the study of individuals behaving as they normally do. b.determination of cause-and-effect relationships. c.precise control of the environment. d.systematic manipulation of variables.

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As described in the text, the standards against which people compare themselves ____ supplied by culture and ____

a. can be (but are not always); can dictate both negatives and positives (what not to do as well as what to do) b. can be (but are not always); only dictate positives (what to do) c. are always; can dictate both negatives and positives (what not to do as well as what to do) d. are always; only dictate positives (what to do)

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