During the jury selection process, attorneys often rely on ____ in an effort to figure out what demographic characteristics, personality traits, lifestyle characteristics, and behaviors correlate with jury opinions and jury verdicts.

A) countertransference
B) implicit personality theories
C) attribution theory
D) groupthink

Implicit Personality Theories

A set of beliefs, developed through experience, about how demographic characteristics and attitudes are interrelated.

Attribution Theory

A psychological theory that examines how individuals infer the causes of their own and others' behaviors and events.

Groupthink

A mental effect observed in groups, where the collective preference for agreement or uniformity leads to illogical or ineffective decisions.