SAINT PSY330 MODULE 7 QUIZ 2015 WITH 100 % CORRECT ANSWERS

Recommendations for improvg the accuracy of a leup discussed The Leups White Paper clude all of the followg EXCEPT

person conductg the leup should not be aware of which member of the leup is the suspect

eyewitness should be told that the suspect may not be present the leup

clear statement should be taken at the time of identification regardg the witness's confidence level

suspect should not stand out the leup

all of the above are recommendations

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Question 2. Question :

Psychologists have testified on the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. Typically, these psychologists have a background

clical psychology

forensic psychology

law enforcement

cognitive psychology

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Question 3. Question :

Psychologist testifyg as expert witnesses regardg the accuracy of eyewitness testimony have argued that

eyewitness testimony can frequently be very accurate

eyewitness testimony is typically accurate 95% of the time

various factors that can affect the accuracy of eyewitness testimony need to be considered

courts should use the per se exclusionary rule when considerg the admission of eyewitness testimony as evidence

A and C are both

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Question 4. Question :

The presentation of social science research to the jury to assist the trier of fact comg to a decision is termed

social framework testimony

eyewitness testimony

cognitive psychology

crime scene analysis

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Question 5. Question :

Recommendations for improvg the accuracy of a leup discussed The Leups White Paper clude all of the followg EXCEPT

person conductg the leup should not be aware of which member of the leup is the suspect

eyewitness should be told that the suspect may not be present the leup

photo array should not be used

clear statement should be taken at the time of identification regardg the witness's confidence level

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Question 6. Question :

Research suggests that a simultaneous leup is significantly better than a photo leup for creasg witness accuracy and confidence level.

True

False

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Question 7. Question :

What term is used to describe the followg factors that can fluence memory: nature of the leup, presence of videotapg the procedure, structions given durg a leup, terviewg technique, etc.?

estimator variables

system variables

cognitive variables

environmental variables

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Question 8. Question :

With regards to a chronological categorization of factors that can fluence memory, which of the followg is NOT a Postevent factor?

exposure to sketches

suggestions from others

retention terval

all of the above are postevent factors

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Question 9. Question :

What error by police at a leup procedure can flate the witness's confidence level of their memory?

implyg that the crimal is the leup

confirmg the witness's selection

pressurg the witness to make a choice

acceptg a loose recognition threshold

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Question 10. Question :

What is NOT one of the common errors leup procedures identified by Wrightsman (2001)?

pressurg witness to make a choice

acceptg a loose recognition threshold

usg know nocents who look similar to the suspect

all of the above were identified by Wrightsman

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Question 11. Question :

The textbook offers two categories of factors that can fluence memory testimony. These two categories are

chronological and cognitive

system/estimator and cognitive

system/estimator and chronological

cognitive and environmental

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Question 12. Question :

The Supreme Court established criteria to consider the likelihood of an accurate identification. These clude all of the followg EXCEPT

terval between the event and the recollection

accuracy of witness's description of the culprit

level of confidence expressed by the witness regardg the identification

witness's prior volvement crimal matters

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Question 13. Question :

Bernice has been therapy for several months for depression and difficulty developg trust relationships. Her therapist starts to suspect Bernice was sexually abused as a child, though Bernice has no recollection of any abuse. Through hypnosis and suggestion, Bernice becomes convced that she was sexually abused by her stepfather when she was a young child, though no abuse ever actually occurred. This is an example of

false memory syndrome

repressed memory

recovered memory

all of the above

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Question 14. Question :

The process of the witness selectg the best possible fit a leup is termed the match-to-description strategy.

True

False

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Question 15. Question :

The American Psychological Association has been reluctant to offer advice to the courts on social issues such as gun control or same -sex marriage.

True

False

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Question 16. Question :

What is one of the reasons there will contue to be growth the field of forensic psychology?

ease of not havg to deal with managed care for psychologists

looseng of requirements to practice psychology

creased number of applicants to forensic trag programs

all of the above are reasons cited the text

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Question 17. Question :

Economically-driven experts enter the profession

to avoid the burden of paperwork associated with managed care

to compensate for dimished fancial opportunities

because they are seekg alternative ways to generate come

all of the above are true

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Question 18. Question :

Which of the followg suggests ways laws might be changed, admistered or applied differently to enhance their therapeutic consequences?

therapeutic lawyerg

therapeutic psychology

therapeutic jurisprudence

therapeutic law

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Question 19. Question :

What was NOT presented the textbook as one of the emergg trends the field of forensic psychology?

creased sophistication and growth

future trag models for the field of forensic psychology

decreased cooperation between law and psychology

therapeutic jurisprudence

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Question 20. Question :

Due to the focus on ____________, therapeutic jurisprudence tends to be ________ adversarial than the usual practice of law.

outcome, more

process, more

outcome, less

process, less

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Question 21. Question :

An amicus brief refers to

a brief presentation durg a contug education workshop

a policy statement issued by a professional guild

a letter written by a friend of the court

the termed used to describe crease professional collaboration between two disciples

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Question 22. Question :

Psychological soft spots are

issues addressed by the APA briefs submitted to the courts

areas identified at the Villanova conference that need to be addressed with trag guideles

areas volvg legal issues or procedures that may harm or help psychological well-beg

demonstrated weaknesses a professional's forensic trag

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Question 23. Question :

What is an example of an issue on which the American Psychological Association has submitted an amicus brief?

gun control

adoption rights of same sex parents

the sanity plea

all of the above

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Question 24. Question :

With regard to standardization of trag and credentialg forensic psychology, which statement is most accurate?

currently there are no guideles for trag forensic psychologists

the APA has adopted standardization of trag but not credentialg

the APA has adopted both trag and credentialg standards

a variety of standards have been proposed though as of yet none have been adopted

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Question 25. Question :

Which conference established recommendations for three levels of trag forensic psychology?

The 11th National Conference on Children and the Law

The Annual Meetg of the American Psychological Association Vail

The Villanova Conference 1995

Trag Conference of the American Board of Forensic Psychology

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Question 26. Question :

Specialized courts such as restorative justice, drug court, and family court all appear to be unified by what movement?

therapeutic lawyerg

forensic psychology

therapeutic jurisprudence

legal psychology

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Question 27. Question :

Therapeutic jurisprudence places more emphasis on the ____________ of adjudication as opposed to the ___________.

dividuals, system

process, outcome

psychological well-beg, physical confement

perception, reality

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Question 28. Question :

All practicg psychologists, regardless of specialty, should be traed at the proficiency level forensic psychology recommended at the Villanova Conference.

True

False

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Question 29. Question :

A wealthy elderly couple a consult a lawyer for estate planng. The couple has two children, on with whom they are close and the other who is estranged. The couple wishes to leave their heritance to the child with whom they are close and to exclude the other child. A therapeutically oriented preventive lawyer would

understand the couple's anger and empathize with them

suggest that such an arrangement may create resentment among the siblgs

recommend family counselg to work out the issues

all of the above

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Question 30. Question :

Vanity boards offer credentials that

can actually crease the risk of malpractice action

require a rigorous review of education and trag

dicate a higher level of proficiency obtaed by the professional

$ are all recognized by the APA

$

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