Chapter 17: Psychology in Court 2: The Defendant’s Mind

1. The UK engaged in a conflict with Argentina over a group of islands in the South Atlantic known as the Falkland Islands:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Answer: A

2. Which vessel’s sinking resulted in the greatest loss of life during the battle for the Falkland Islands?

  1. General Tutola;
  2. General Grant;
  3. General Belgrano;
  4. General Patton.

Answer: C

3. A jury’s decision is known as a deadlock:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Answer: B

4. If a jury is unable to come to a decision this is known as a:

  1. land-locked jury;
  2. ham-strung jury;
  3. hung jury;*
  4. grid-locked jury.

Answer: C

5. In an adversarial court system the court is actively involved in the investigation of a case:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Answer: B

6. What are the two ‘sides’ representing the accused and the victim in an adversarial court, known as?

  1. defence and prostitution;
  2. defence and eyewitness;
  3. defence and judge;
  4. defence and prosecution.

Answer: D

7. Grand juries were abandoned by the UK courts in 1933:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Answer: A

8. Voir dire is the juror selection process:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Answer: A

9. British courts do not include a voir dire in the jury selection process:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Answer: A

10. Real juries cannot be used for research purposes because:

  1. it can expose jury tampering;
  2. real jurors cannot be manipulated for research purposes;
  3. mock juries make light of the criminal justice system;
  4. because it is illegal.

Answer: B

11. The CSI effect refers to the impact procedural dramas have on jurors about scientific evidence and:

  1. can adversely impact jury’s ability to objectively assess evidence presented;
  2. results in jurors being more knowledgeable about evidence than trial judges;
  3. results in more accurate trial proceedings;
  4. reduce the expectations of jurors on eye witness testimony.

Answer: A

12. Juror’s decision making processes can be unintentionally influenced by which of the following:

  1. misunderstanding  of the law;
  2. publicity surrounding a case;
  3. the level of confidence the witness(es) project;
  4. all of the above.

Answer: D

13. According to Robertson (2009), trial related stress is common issue, with what percentage of jurors reporting some form of trial related stress?

  1. 13%;
  2. 62%;
  3. 5%;
  4. 23%.

Answer: D

14. A psychological pressure that can impact juror decision making is:

  1. social pressures;
  2. social awkwardness;
  3. cognitive distortions;
  4. top-down processing.

Answer: A

15. The emotional state of a witnesses is said to unconsciously influence a juror:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Answer: A