How Police can be persuaded by the characteristics of witnesses and defendants
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- Q1
In Penrod and Cutler when the witness (confederate) said she was 100% confident what % said the robber was guilty?
67%
60%
50%
80%
30s - Q2
In Penrod and Cutler when the witness (confederate) said she was 80% confident what % said the robber was guilty?I
100%
50%
67%
60%
30s - Q3
The halo effect is a cognitive bias
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q4
Castello's sample consisted of
71 males and 71 fermales
64 females and 71 males
50 males and 72 females
71 males and 74 females
30s - Q5
Castellow: in response to the question 'do you think Mr Rashford is guilty?' and the defendant was attractive, guilty verdicts were found:
56% for the attractive against 76% for an unattractive defendant
36% for the attractive against 66% for an unattractive defendant
76% for the attractive against 56% for an unattractive defendant
6% for the attractive against 76% for an unattractive defendant
30s - Q6
Sigall and Strove investigated attractiveness and type of crime. The first IV was:
1)defendant attractive. 2)Defendant unattractive and 3) a control group
1)defendant attractive. 2) a control group
1)defendant attractive. 2)Defendant unattractive and 3) defendant was plain
1)defendant attractive. 2)Defendant unattractive
30s - Q7
Sigall and Strove investigated attractiveness and type of crime. The second IV was:S
burglary and arson
burglary and fraud
burglary and a sex offence
sex offence and embezzlement
30s - Q8
Maeder investigated sexual assault trials and race. They found that if the defendant was white and the victim attractive then:
the victim was held to be more reposnsible for the attack
the victim was held to be less reposnsible for the attack
the victim was held to be neither more or less reposnsible for the attack
the defendant was held to be more reposnsible for the attack
30s - Q9
Maeder investigated sexual assault trials and race. They found that if the defendant was black and the victim attractive then:
The victim was held to be less reposnsible for the attack
the defendant was held to be less repossnible for the attack
the victim was held to be neither more or less responsible for the attack.
The victim was held to be more reposnsible for the attack
30s - Q10
in Dixon et al they used a lab experiment using:
independant measures
matched pairs
scenario based observation
repeated measures
30s - Q11
in Dixon et al the three levels of IV were:
accent type, race of suspect and crime type.
accent type, social class of suspect and crime type.
ccent type, race of suspect and amount of money stolen.
geographical location, race of suspect and crime type.
30s - Q12
In Dixon et al the sample were students from Winchester college. They took part because:
they were offered free beer from the student union
they volunteered to an advert in the college canteen
they could skip classes if they volunteered
it was part of their course requirements
30s - Q13
In Dixon the sample consisted of:
119 black undergraduates, 24 males and 95 females with an average age of 25.2 years.
119 white undergraduates, 24 males and 95 females with an average age of 25.2 years.
119 white undergraduates, 59 males and 60 females with an average age of 25.2 years.
119 black and white undergraduates, 24 males and 95 females with an average age of 25.2 years.
30s - Q14
Participants from Birmingham were excluded from the research. This was because:
As they are from Birmingham they may be untrustworthy
As they are from Birmingham they may be a localised effect
As they are from Birmingham they may not hear the difference in accent between Brummie and standard English
As they are from Birmingham they may be a Shelby, and, well...
30s - Q15
in Dixon's procedure the tape recording by the susect was provided by:
A student in his 20's who worked for RADA
A student in his 20's who grew up near Birmingham and had lived in various parts of England
An actor from Peaky Blinders
Two students, one form Birmingham and one from London
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