PSY 320 Exam 2 Review Sheet: Criminal Profiling, Interrogation, and Deception

Vocabulary practice flashcards based on the PSY 320 Golding Exam 2 Review Sheet, covering criminal profiling, interrogation practices, personality disorders, and lie detection.

Criminal Profiling

An investigative practice analyzed across six developmental stages, empirical research, and practitioner perspectives to evaluate criminal suspects.

Trait Theories of Personality

Theories of personality examined in lecture to understand how enduring behavioral characteristics relate to profiling and individual differences.

Social-Cognitive Perspective of Personality

A perspective on personality covered in lecture that emphasizes the interaction between cognitive processes, social contexts, and behavior.

Psychopathology

The study of psychological disorders and abnormal behavior, specifically regarding how mental disorders are diagnosed and categorized.

Antisocial Personality Disorder

A psychological disorder noted in lecture as formerly referred to as a "sociopath" or "psychopath."

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

A specific personality disorder covered in lecture regarding its causes, features, and manifestation within psychopathology.

Jack The Ripper (1888)

An 1888 historical case evaluated in lecture to examine early offender profiling and criminal patterns.

Mad Bomber of New York

A historical case study examined in lecture to demonstrate the development and application of a criminal profile.

Olympic Bomber (1996)

A 1996 case analyzed in lecture to evaluate the construction of an offender profile and its real-world outcome.

Six Stages of Criminal Profiling

The sequential multi-stage process through which law enforcement and profilers construct a profile of an unknown offender.

Organized and Disorganized Murderers

A categorical distinction used in criminal profiling to classify serial killers based on differences in their recurring crime scene patterns.

Inbau Method of Interrogation

A formalized technique of police interrogation discussed in lecture regarding persuasion, legal boundaries, and suspect responses.

Miranda Ruling

A legal decision providing suspects with procedural protections during interrogation, specifically examined regarding how frequently suspects waive these rights.

Kassin & Kiechel (1996) Study

An empirical study investigating how interrogation pressure can lead individuals to accept guilt for crimes they did not commit.

Polygraph

An instrument designed to evaluate criminal suspects by measuring physiological changes in the body to detect deception.

Experiential Methods of Profiling

Profiling practices based on practitioner experience and intuition, described in course readings as subjective in nature.

Empirical Method of Profiling

A data-driven profiling approach contrasted with subjective experiential methods in practitioner perspectives.

Four Crime Phases Studied by the FBI

Distinct stages of criminal behavior analyzed by the FBI to collect prior crime data and evaluate how profiling works.