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2. Of the following hypothetical reforms in trial procedure, which one would the author be most likely to support as the best way to address the problem of jury inferential error?

Difficulty Level: 650

Paragraphs 3 and 4 address possible reforms. (D) fits well with Paragraph 4’s point that judges—with their “limited and primitive” understanding of the problem—aren’t always fulfilling their obligation to minimize jury error through explanation and clarification.

(A) is too extreme.

(B) Beyond the scope: Formal educational requirements is an issue often discussed in relation to juries, but isn’t discussed here.

(C) Defense testimony is mentioned earlier in Para 2, a sure sign that it’s not relevant to the reform discussion (Paragraphs 3 and 4). In any case, misleading defense testimony is only one of several causes of jury error mentioned, so you can infer that monitoring defense testimony wouldn’t provide a broadly effective remedy.

(E) should sound distinctly Opposite; the passage advocates wider understanding of psychological research.

Answer: E