PSYC 2080 Forensic Psychology

Why do many professionals prefer the term behavioral analysis to profiling?

a. Behavioral analysis requires a doctorate degree and extensive training.

b. Behavioral analysis has five distinct categories, while profiling has one category.

c. Behavioral analysis refers to a broad range of crimes, while profiling refers to violent crimes only.

d. Behavioral analysis is considered a more scientific activity than profiling.

Behavioral analysis is considered a more scientific activity than profiling.

Jacob was a 23-year-old male with a history of depression who died after jumping from the third floor of the Pine Hills indoor mall. The death occurred on a Saturday morning and many shoppers witnessed the entire incident. Which type of psychological autopsy will most likely be performed on Jacob?

a. physical reconstructive autopsy

b. equivocal death autopsy

c. critical incident autopsy

d. suicide psychological autopsy

suicide psychological autopsy

Risk assessment instruments are largely based on ______ prediction.

a. clinical

b. limited

c. actuarial

d. criminal

c. actuarial

Which hypothesis is a possible explanation for own-race bias?

a. differential experience hypothesis

b. unconscious transfer hypothesis

c. double-blind hypothesis

d. false alarm hypothesis

differential experience hypothesis

Which form of profiling has raised the most concerns about racial, ethnic, or religious discrimination?

a. psychological profiling

b. suspect-based profiling

c. crime scene profiling

d. geographical profiling

suspect-based profiling

The goal of profiling is to predict who will commit a crime.

Select one:

True

False

False

Profiling is based on the assumption that human behavior is consistent across time and place.

Select one:

True

False

True

Psychological research has established that human behavior is more consistent ______ than ______.

a. in criminal offenders; in noncriminals

b. in noncriminals; in criminals

c. across time; across situations

d. across situations; across time

across time; across situations

Which statement about detecting deception is correct?

a. Detecting deception is a complex activity.

b. Law enforcement officers have been successfully trained in detecting deception.

c. A person's lack of eye contact with the questioner is the only sure way to determine that the person is lying.

d. Nonverbal emotional cues are the best indicator that a person is lying.

Detecting deception is a complex activity.

Which statement is correct about the five categories of profiling discussed in the chapter?

a. They often overlap, in that more than one may be relevant in a case.

b. They can be practiced by licensed profilers only.

c. They are mutually exclusive in that only one type can occur per case.

d. They have been designated as such by the American Psychological Association.

They often overlap, in that more than one may be relevant in a case.

The first full-time in-house psychologist was ______.

a. Martin Reiser

b. Stephen Chandler

c. Louis Terman

d. Kim Rossmo

Martin Reiser

The rules, attitudes, beliefs, and practices that are thought to be accepted among law enforcement officers as an occupational group are known as ______.

a. operational support

b. psychological assessment

c. police culture

d. candidate screening

police culture

Imagine you are a psychologist who has been asked to complete a fitness-for-duty evaluation. What is the first step you would take?

a. assess whether the officer is fit to return to duty

b. establish departmental credibility

c. determine the officer's physical fitness level

d. conduct a job analysis

conduct a job analysis

Most law enforcement officers complete their career without ever firing a weapon in the line of duty.

Select one:

True

False

True

The strongest reason for police suicide involves post-shooting traumatic reactions.

Select one:

True

False

False

Research shows that the most effective police officers are physically strong.

Select one:

True

False

False

Boredom and exposure to violent situations are examples of ______ stressors.

a. occupational

b. task-related

c. personal

d. external

task-related

A critical incident is characterized by an unanticipated and ______ event.

a. violent

b. nonroutine

c. heroic

d. confusing

nonroutine

Which program is often considered a form of racial/ethnic profiling?

a. Stop and Frisk

b. Peer Counseling

c. Community-Oriented Policing

d. Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

Stop and Frisk

Which statement is correct about post-shooting traumatic reactions?

a. The majority of large police agencies deny the existence of post-shooting traumatic reactions.

b. The topic of post-shooting traumatic reactions has not been adequately studied.

c. Most officers will experience shooting a person in the line of duty at some time in their careers.

d. Most officers experience a marital separation or divorce after a shooting incident.

The topic of post-shooting traumatic reactions has not been adequately studied.

Mark Smith, PhD, studies the feeding patterns of insects. His findings are often used to determine the cause of death in murder investigations. Dr. Smith would be considered a(n) ______.

a. forensic entomologist

b. cephalic pathologist

c. forensic psychologist

d. insect analyst

forensic entomologis

What do forensic psychology, forensic linguistics, and forensic anthropology all have in common?

a. They involve the study of crime.

b. They are based on scientific principles.

c. They involve the study of human pathology.

d. They are based on an unknown, deceased subject.

They are based on scientific principles.

Which specialty is one of the five major areas in forensic psychology?

a. pathological psychology

b. legal psychology

c. positive psychology

d. social psychology

legal psychology

Which of the following definitions would be considered a narrow definition of forensic psychology?

a. Forensic psychology is the research endeavor that examines aspects of human behavior directly related to the legal process and the professional practice of psychology within a legal system that embraces both civil and criminal law.

b. Forensic psychology refers to professional practice by any psychologist working within any subdiscipline of psychology when applying the scientific, technical, or specialized knowledge of psychology to the law to assist in addressing legal, contractual, and administrative matters.

c. Forensic psychology is the research and application of psychological knowledge to the legal system.

d. Forensic psychology is the application and practice of psychology as it pertains to the legal system.

Forensic psychology is the application and practice of psychology as it pertains to the legal system.

Which statement supports the idea that courts often lean toward a medical model approach to mental disorder?

a. Many judges prefer the involvement of psychiatrists for insanity determinations.

b. Many attorneys prefer psychologists for child custody evaluations.

c. Many judges advocate for psychologists to have prescription privileges.

d. Many attorneys advocate for psychiatrists in correctional facilities.

Many judges prefer the involvement of psychiatrists for insanity determinations.

A forensic psychologist who specializes in victimology would most likely perform which of the following tasks?

a. train police officers on how to deal with mentally ill citizens

b. assess, support, and counsel those who provide death notification services

c. conduct research on the development of psychopathy

d. testify at a trial in which the defendant has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity

assess, support, and counsel those who provide death notification services

Where would a forensic psychologist find the principles and standards for ethical practices?

a. Black's Law Dictionary

b. The APA's Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct

c. Clinician's Handbook of Psychological Behavior

d. The Journal of Forensic Psychology

The APA's Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct

Jan is a second-year college student who is interested in becoming a police psychologist. Which path would you suggest that she take in order to reach her goals?

a. encourage her to earn a doctorate in psychology and gain ample exposure to police culture

b. encourage her to transfer to an undergraduate school with joint-degree training

c. encourage her to transfer to a university accredited in police psychology

d. encourage her to earn her undergraduate degree and then join the police academy

encourage her to earn a doctorate in psychology and gain ample exposure to police culture

Which of the following statements about prescription privileges for psychologists is correct?

a.Recent surveys indicate that almost all psychologists are in favor of prescription privileges.

b. Some states give psychologists prescription privileges.

c. Military psychologists are the only psychologists who have prescription privileges.

d. No state allows psychologists to prescribe medication.

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Some states give psychologists prescription privileges.

Which forensic psychology subspecialty would be concerned with visitation rights for a same-sex couple who were not legally married?

a. forensic school

b. family forensic

c. correctional

d. police and public safety

family forensic