Hastie, Penrod, and Pennington showed participants re-enactments of an actual murder case, and asked them to deliberate until they agreed on a verdict. Prior to group deliberation, jurors who thought the defendant was guilty preferred a verdict of _______________; after deliberation, they preferred a verdict of _________________.

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The study found that jurors who thought the defendant was guilty initially preferred a verdict of manslaughter, but after group deliberation, they preferred a verdict of second-degree murder. Therefore, the answer is B, manslaughter to second-degree murder.

Hastie, Penrod, and Pennington Showed Participants Re-Enactments of an Actual