WRIGHTSMANS PSYCHOLOGY AND THE
LEGAL SYSTEM 9TH EDITION GREENE
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
BANK 2026 FULL SOLUTION
⩥ What is the dual-process model of information processing, and how
does it apply to jury decision-making? Answer: Dual-process models of
information processing capture individual jurors' thought processes as
they attend to and evaluate evidence presented during a trial. They
propose that people process information in one of two ways: either by
rationally and deliberately evaluating the content of the information, or
by reacting to it quickly and intuitively.
⩥ What is the cognitive-experiential self-theory of jury deliberations?
Answer: The cognitive-experiential self theory suggests that when
people rely on analysis and logical arguments they are using a rationally
based cognitive system that is active, deliberate and effortful. On the
other hand, when people rely on emotion, intuition, or stereotypical
thinking from past events, they are using an experientially based system
that is unconscious and effortless.
⩥ What is the story model of jury decision-making? Answer: The story
model of jury decision-making suggests that the core cognitive process
involved in juror decision-making is construction of a story or narrative
summary of the events in dispute.
, ⩥ What did Hastie and Pennington find about jury decision making in
the OJ Simpson trial? Cite specific findings. Answer: Hastie and
Pennington suspected that, because of life experiences and beliefs,
African Americans could more easily construct a story about police
misconduct and brutality than could white Americans. Thus, African
Americans were more likely to accept the defense's story.
⩥ Does the order in which evidence is presented influence jurors'
judgments? Cite the major findings. Answer: Yes, Pennington and Hastie
found that stories were easy to construct when the evidence was
presented in a temporal order that matched the occurrence of the original
events (story order) but harder to construct when evidence was presented
in an order that did not match the sequence of the original events
(witness order).
⩥ Which order of evidence was most likely to produce guilty verdicts,
and when is it least likely to produce a guilty verdict? Answer: When the
defense presents evidence in witness order and the prosecution presents
evidence in story order, a guilty verdict is more likely. When the
situation is vice versa, a conviction is less likely.
⩥ What methodologies have been used by psychologists to study jury
deliberations? Describe each. Answer: Psychologists have used the
methods of questioning jurors after trials, analyzing archival records of
past verdicts, and conducting field studies and jury simulation studies.
LEGAL SYSTEM 9TH EDITION GREENE
COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION TEST
BANK 2026 FULL SOLUTION
⩥ What is the dual-process model of information processing, and how
does it apply to jury decision-making? Answer: Dual-process models of
information processing capture individual jurors' thought processes as
they attend to and evaluate evidence presented during a trial. They
propose that people process information in one of two ways: either by
rationally and deliberately evaluating the content of the information, or
by reacting to it quickly and intuitively.
⩥ What is the cognitive-experiential self-theory of jury deliberations?
Answer: The cognitive-experiential self theory suggests that when
people rely on analysis and logical arguments they are using a rationally
based cognitive system that is active, deliberate and effortful. On the
other hand, when people rely on emotion, intuition, or stereotypical
thinking from past events, they are using an experientially based system
that is unconscious and effortless.
⩥ What is the story model of jury decision-making? Answer: The story
model of jury decision-making suggests that the core cognitive process
involved in juror decision-making is construction of a story or narrative
summary of the events in dispute.
, ⩥ What did Hastie and Pennington find about jury decision making in
the OJ Simpson trial? Cite specific findings. Answer: Hastie and
Pennington suspected that, because of life experiences and beliefs,
African Americans could more easily construct a story about police
misconduct and brutality than could white Americans. Thus, African
Americans were more likely to accept the defense's story.
⩥ Does the order in which evidence is presented influence jurors'
judgments? Cite the major findings. Answer: Yes, Pennington and Hastie
found that stories were easy to construct when the evidence was
presented in a temporal order that matched the occurrence of the original
events (story order) but harder to construct when evidence was presented
in an order that did not match the sequence of the original events
(witness order).
⩥ Which order of evidence was most likely to produce guilty verdicts,
and when is it least likely to produce a guilty verdict? Answer: When the
defense presents evidence in witness order and the prosecution presents
evidence in story order, a guilty verdict is more likely. When the
situation is vice versa, a conviction is less likely.
⩥ What methodologies have been used by psychologists to study jury
deliberations? Describe each. Answer: Psychologists have used the
methods of questioning jurors after trials, analyzing archival records of
past verdicts, and conducting field studies and jury simulation studies.
