Most jurors will be more inclined to reach a verdict favorable to one side if that side's case is based primarily on eyewitness testimony rather than on physical evidence backed by expert scientific testimony. Surprisingly, studies involving jurors in mock trials have found that this tendency survives even for those jurors who understand that eyewitness testimony is generally less reliable than is physical evidence backed by expert testimony.
Which of the following, if true, would most help to explain the surprising phenomenon described above?
Jurors in mock trials usually spend less time deliberating and worrying about reaching the right verdict than do jurors in actual trials.
Because expert testimony regarding physical evidence presented at trial is almost invariably given by witnesses testifying for one side or the other, many jurors regard such witnesses as biased.
The credibility that a particular juror will assign to a particular eyewitness will be profoundly influenced by personal characteristics of the eyewitness including age.
Even jurors who understand that eyewitnesses tend to be less reliable than physical evidence incorrectly believe they are better than the average juror at telling when an eyewitness’s testimony is reliable.
The more complex the physical evidence presented at trial is, the less it will influence the jurors in reaching their verdict.
d我也可以理解,但是还是纠结e 选项。e选项不可以从另一面说明为什么jurors favor eyewitness 吗?有点像反面说明那样。(转自毕出21套打卡社群)
阅读逻辑选项时,一定要准确获取它的意思。
选项E的字面意思是:“在实验中越复杂的物证,就会越少的在陪审团的裁决上产生影响”。这个选项只是在比较复杂的物证和简单的物证,也就是物证范围内的比较,并不能表明物证和目击证词的孰优孰劣。因此,也就更不能解释为什么陪审团明知目击证据不可信还选择目击证据了。
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