Studying eyewitness testimony
Utilizing IQ test
Criminal responsibility evaluations
None of them
In his research, william stern concluded all of the following except

There are difference between child and adult witnesses
Interceding events betweens the event and its recall do not affect memory
Leading and suggestive questioning contaminate the accuracy of eyewitness accounts
Line up members need to be matched for age and physical appearance
Who was the first psychologist to testify in a criminal court?

James cattell
Albert binet
Karl marbe
Albert von schrenck-notzing
Which case set the original standard for expert testimony?

Coca-cola company v. chero-cola company – 1921
Frye v. U.S. – 1923
State v. driver -1921
People v. hawthorne -1940
Which of the following is not an example of a duty a forensic psychologist would perform?

Assess a schizophrenia for a 5150
Assess risk of recidivism of a parolee
Provide treatment of victims of crime
Conduct criminal responsibility evaluations for the court
There are several differences between psychology and the law that create tensions between the disciplines. Which if the following is not included:

The law is adversarial and psychology is experimental
The law utilizes precedence and psychology encourages creativity
The law is proactive and psychology is reactive
The law is idiographic and psychology is nomothetic
Which defines psychopathy?-

Instability in interpersonal relationships, impulsive, self-injurious
Excessive emotionality, attention seeking, and flamboyant
Sense of entitlement, disregard for worth of others
Lack of empathy, remorse, or guilt, manipulative, violates social norms
What are the RNR and PCC used for?

Assessing for the presence of psychopathy
Identifying validity and reliability rates of assessments
Assessing risk of recidivism and planning for offender rehabilitation
None of them
Why is having an ethics code necessary?

Provides a moral compass to guide conduct
Helps shape decisions in uncertain situations
Foster trust in the community
All of the above
Which of the following is ethical?

Providing consultation to an attorney on a civil case
Providing expert testimony in an area one has no experience in
Participating in an intimate relationship with a client
A treating clinician providing expert testimony of the criminal responsibility of his client
Which of the following is not identified in the speciality guidelines of forensic psychology?

Retaining adequate documentation of assessment findings
Making assessment documentation available as required by the law
Focusing assessments on legally relevant factors of the individual case
All are considerations
Which is a possible problem that arises in forensic evaluations?

Presenting the factual bases of one’s findings
Identifying the level of certainty in one’s inferences
Being unaware of personal biases
None of them
Which of the following areas should forensic psychologists be competent in?

Recognizing when there are no scientifically valid techniques for a specific question or case
Identifying and evaluating scientific research and literature pertaining to forensic topics
Researching forensic topics
All of the above
Which standard is used in the federal judicial system for determining one’s ability to testify as an expert?

The frye standard
The daubert standard
The m’naghten rule
The wild best test
What is a possible option for becoming a forensic psychologist?

A phd or psyd in forensic psychology
A jurors doctorate and a doctorate in clinical psychology
Additional postdoctoral research and training in forensic psychology
All are viable options
Forensic psychologists should be trained in all of the following skills in order to perform a legal assessment except?

Identify and read relevant case law in the jurisdiction
Using case law that does not address the legal standard controlling the forensic issue in question
Be aware of legal standards in other jurisdictions that may have implications on the identified case
Be aware of critical legal changes that may have an affect on forensic work
Which of the following is a reason why child custody and parenting evaluations are difficult

The number of people and the relationships in the family to be evaluated
The lack of research for the psychologist
The psychologists bias towards the child
None of the above
Which of the following is a factor in determining the best interest of the child?

How often the child interacts with his or her grandparents
How much food the child is eating
The interaction between the child and the parent, siblings, and other significant people
How much the parents spend financially on the child
Which parental trait is useful in determining child custody evaluations?

Presence or absence of domestic violence
Quality of coparenting
Each parent’s support of the child’s relationship with the other parents
All of the above
Which of the following is not a purpose for child custody evaluations?

Assist the court in a divorce settlement
Allows parents to voice their concerns to a neutral party
To find information that is harmful to a parent’s reputation
Provide a neutral ground for children to speak openly
Which of the following increases a parent’s risk of child maltreatment?

Having 3+ children
Being a young parent
Working 40 hour weeks
Being divorced

If someone is at risk for abusing his or her child, which would be the most beneficial method to reducing his or her risk?

Utilizing social support
Having only 1 child
Having high socioeconomic status
All of the above
What might an attachment theorist hypothesize about oeroetrators of child maltreatment?

They did not experience parental responsiveness in childhood which lead them to be less open to the signals and need of the children
The experienced too much parental responsiveness in childhood which mead them to be less open to the signals and needs of their children
They did not experience parental responsiveness in childhood which lead them to be overly responsive to the signals and needs of their children
They experienced too much parental responsiveness in childhood which lead them to be overly responsive the signals and need of their children
What is a tort?

A civil wrongdoing
An unlawful act
An intentional harmful act
A helpful act

What are the four elements of a tort?

Intent, duty, damages, reward
Intent, cause, duty, breach of duty
Duty, breach of duty, cause, reward
Which of the following would be considered a tord?

Helping an elderly man across the street
Murdering the security guard during a bank robbery
Slipping on ce outside a neighbors front door and breaking a leg
Breaking all the windows of your ex’s car
Tortious acts can be all of the following except

Intentional
Negligent
Helpful
All of the above
Forensic psychologist are most likely to evaluate which element

Causality
Duty
Breach of duty
All of the above
—— the narrow definition of forensic psychology includes the idea that psychologist provide professional expertise to the judicial system

– true

– false

—– a forensic psychologist only has to adhere to the specialty guidelines of forensic psychology

– true

– false

—- child custody evaluations rely on the best interest of the child

– true

– false

—– act of omission are not negligent

– true

-false