Because their testimony is subject to cross examination, expert psychological testimony may become
A) more speculative and depart further from the research base because psychologists gain in prestige when they testify in court
B) more grounded in studies with internal validity because that is most relevant to courts
C) less speculative and more concerned with external or ecological validity
D) more dramatic because research doesn't have to be "on point" for the legal issues in the case
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Q21: Social science evidence presented in a specific
Q22: Social scientists have several avenues for informing
Q23: Psychologists are ethically prohibited
A) from lobbying congress
Q24: If an expert is testifying at a
Q25: Amicus briefs are
A) an effective means of
Q26: Expert testimony differs from testimony by ordinary
Q27: When expert evidence is presented to a
Q28: An expert witness may offer an opinion
Q29: Law's fundamental role is society is to
A)
Q31: Psychologists have something to offer the legal
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