Psyc and law textbook ch 1

Alfred binet on child eyewitness found

free recall was most accurate

A friend is told to steal a friends book and run out. The student is asked to describe the offender to study eye witness recall this is an example of

a reality experiment

first experiments in the USA on eyewitness testiomony

Cattell

In binet study on suggestibility of child testiomony which proudced the most accurate recall

report everything instruction

Von schrenck nitzing research in the impact of extensive pretrial press coverage on the eyewitness tesimony

retroactive memory falsification

In 1906, Hugo Munsterberg worked on the criminal case of a young disabled man (Richard Ivens) from Chicago. As part of this work, what did Munsterberg examine?

interrogation records

Which of the following psychologists would be most interested in the expert testimony provided by von Schrenck-Notzing in 1896?

in the effect of pre trial press coverage

Which of the following individuals would be most surprised to hear about research showing that child eyewitnesses can be highly inaccurate?

Varendonck

Which of the following psychologists would be most interested in the expert testimony provided by Varendonck in 1911?

in the accuracy of child eyewitness

The father of forensic psyc

Hugo munsterberg

correct pairing of psychologist to their research

Munsterberg - on the witness stand

Which law professor provided a critical response to Hugo Munsterberg’s claims that psychology had much offer to the legal system?

john henry wigmore

According to Sheldon's (1949) constitutional theory, which of the following types of individuals are most likely to become involved with crime?

Mesomorphs

According to Sutherland’s (1939) differential association theory, what is a crime the result of?

learning

Which of the following theorists is associated most closely with labelling theories of crime?

becker

According to Eysenck, which of the following would be at risk for criminal behaviour?

High levels of extraversion and neuroticism

Correct pairing of psychilogst to theory

Akers- social learning

What was the first court case that a psychologist served as an expert witness in the United States

state v driver

What issue in the case of Jenkins v. United States (1962) is of most interest to forensic psychologists?

The admissibility of expert testimony from psychologists on mental disorders

what area have Canadian forensic psychologists made the most significant contribution

corrections

where was the first dederal correctional psychologist hired

quebec

In what legal case did the Supreme Court of Canada first define the criteria for determining when the testimony of expert witnesses, including psychologists, would be admitted in court?

R. v mohan

Which of the following points demonstrates that forensic psychology has established itself as a legitimate discipline

The development of professional associations that represent the interests of forensic psychologist

According to the narrow definition of forensic psychology, which of the following specialists would not be considered a forensic psychologist?

A psychologist who studies how psychopathy influneces patterns of offending

Likley activity of a clinical forensic psychologist

Practicing relaxation techniques with police officers on leave due to burnout

what is the main differnece between a clinical forensic psychologist and psychiatrist

Forensic psychiatrists are medical doctors

which task is likley to be performed by an experimental forensic psychologist

Studying the effects of lighting conditions on eyewitness recall

Determine the time of deatha nd cause through an autopsy

Forensic pathology

Time of death on examining insect activty around the dead body

forensic biology

is an example of psychology in law

A psychologist providing expert testimony in court on the accuracy of eyewitness identification

Judges use psychological resarch to decide whether a witness on the stand is lying or telling the truth - this is an example of

Psychology in the law

what is an example of psychology and the law

studying the accuracy of eyewitness

what is an example of psychology of the law

studying the effect of the law on the amount of crime in our society

which legal rulling requires police to enure that youth interrogation rights are explained in a language that is apporiate to a youth age and understanding

R. V L.T.H

In what legal case did the supreme court of canada set the guidelines for when, how, expert testimony should be used in cases inolving battered woman syndrome

R. verus Lavallee

In what legal case did the supreme court of canada rule that police interrogation techniques using some psychological coercion were an acceptable way to extract confessions

r. v oickle

in what legal case did the supreme court of canada formally acknowledge that hurors can be biased by different sources of information

R, v williams

what would be considered the most ethical behaviour for a psychologist who is hired as an expert witness

provide testimony relevant to case as you understand it

The goal in psychology is to describe how and why people behave the way they do (i.e., psychology is descriptive). Law, however, is prescriptive. It tells people how they should behave and provides the means to punish people for not behaving in the prescribed way. What does Hess call this dimension difference?

nature of law

According to hess, which of the following accurately represents one way that law and psychology can be contrasted

Law is idiograohic while psychology is nomothetic

Psychologists take an exploratory approach that encourages the consideration of multiple explanations for research findings. Lawyers adopt a much more conservative approach. An explanation surrounding a case predominates based on its coherence with the facts and with precedent-setting cases. what did hes label this dimension differnece

principles

which of the following was not identified by hess as a way that law and psychology is different

Purpose

which area does the general acceptance test relate to

The admissibility of expert testimony

What is the name of the American standard for accepting expert testimony; it states that scientific evidence is valid if the research on which it is based has been peer reviewed, is testable, has a recognized rate of error, and adheres to professional standards.

The daubert criteria

why is the case of R. v mohan important for forensic psychologist

it dealt with adminssibility of expert evidence

according to r. v mohan which criteria is not a consideration by judges when determining the admissibility of expert testimony

The evidence must have been allowed into evidence by a higher court

what is the significance of the case of white burgess langille inman v abbott and haliburton co

it ruled that expert witness should be independent and impartial

what does the case of r v D.D illustarte in relation to admitting testimony from psychological experts

There is subjectivity in the mohan criteria and the disagreements that can occur beyween judges as a result of this subjectivity