Behavioral Science and the Law Pre-Test Questions

Course Introduction

This course explores the intersection between behavioral science and the legal system, examining how psychological principles and research inform legal processes, decision-making, and policy development. Students will analyze topics such as competency, criminal responsibility, eyewitness testimony, risk assessment, jury behavior, and the psychological evaluation of offenders. Through a multidisciplinary approach incorporating case studies and current research, the course provides insight into how scientific understanding of human behavior impacts laws, courtroom proceedings, and the administration of justice.

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Introduction to Forensic Psychology Research and Application 5th Edition by Curtis R. Bartol

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Forensic Psychology

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Q1) A psychologist who consults with school staff to identify potentially troubled and dangerous youth is likely practicing the forensic psychology subspecialty of ______ psychology.

A) legal

B) forensic school

C) victim's witness

D) correctional

Answer: B

Q2) Which statement concerning youth violence is most accurate?

A) Despite media attention, juvenile violent crime continues to decrease nationwide.

B) The steady increase in juvenile crime indicates Americans' apathy toward the educational needs of children and teenagers.

C) One's risk of being injured in school is significantly higher than one's risk of being injured in the community at large.

D) The juvenile murder rate has been increasing at a rapid rate since 1990.

Answer: A

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Chapter 2: Police and Public Safety Psychology

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Q1) What is the goal of an FFDE?

A) to determine whether an officer is likely to use excessive force

B) to determine whether an officer is corrupt

C) to determine whether an officer has a mental disorder that would affect his or her job performance

D) to determine whether an officer can perform the basic duties required for the job

Answer: D

Q2) Boredom and exposure to violent situations are examples of ______ stressors.

A) occupational

B) external

C) personal

D) task-related

Answer: D

Q3) As a group, female officers are more likely than men to ______.

A) be motivated toward financial rewards of law enforcement

B) become involved in incidents of excessive force

C) work in small and rural departments

D) possess better communication skills

Answer: D

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Chapter 3: Psychology of Investigations

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Q1) Which statement about police interrogation is correct?

A) If a suspect is in custody, police must inform him of the right to remain silent before beginning to question him.

B) Police are not allowed to deceive suspects during the questioning process.

C) Police may not coerce a confession through physical means, but they may coerce one through psychological means.

D) Police cannot legally interrogate suspects for more than 6 hours.

Answer: A

Q2) In a sequential lineup, neither the witness nor the person administering the lineup is aware of the identity of the suspect.

A)True

B)False

Answer: False

Q3) Research suggests that the best way to detect deception is through ______ cues.

A) emotional

B) behavioral

C) physiological

D) verbal

Answer: D

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Chapter 4: Consulting and Testifying

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Q1) What is the primary distinction between civil and criminal courts?

A) the type of case being heard

B) the experience level of the presiding judge

C) the stages of the judicial process

D) the size of the court's geographical jurisdiction

Q2) Empirical literature has consistently supported the superiority of clinical data over actuarial data for the prediction of violence.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Substance abuse and unemployment are examples of ______ risk factors.

A) dynamic

B) static

C) actuarial

D) instrumental

Q4) Until the 1960s, ______ were the only mental health experts recognized in many courts.

A) clergy

B) social workers

C) psychologists

D) psychiatrists

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Chapter 5: Consulting With Criminal Courts

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Q1) Which high-profile defendant suffered from a paranoid personality disorder, was competent to stand trial, and had a trial considered an embarrassment to the justice system?

A) Stephen Raucci

B) Ted Bundy

C) O.J. Simpson

D) Colin Ferguson

Q2) Some states allow judge and jurors an alternative to NGRI. This middle ground verdict is called ______.

A) innocent but culpable

B) guilty but mentally ill

C) guilty but insane

D) innocent but unstable

Q3) Who gets the report when a defense attorney requests a competency evaluation for his or her client?

A) the defense attorney

B) the judge

C) the prosecutor

D) all parties

Q4) Explain SVPs and discuss concerns associated with them.

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Chapter 6: Family Law and Other Forms of Civil Litigation

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Q1) Sara's parents are divorced. Sara lives with her mother for 2 weeks per month and her father for 2 weeks per month. Sara's parents have a ______ custody arrangement.

A) sole

B) joint

C) split

D) divided

Q2) Describe the six categories of good parenting, as defined by Eve, Byrne, and Gagliardi (2014). Name one other category you could add to this list.

Q3) The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that persons who are seriously mentally disordered are unable to consent voluntarily to being institutionalized.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Which instrument is intended to measure a person's competence to consent to treatment?

A) SCAT

B) CAST-MR

C) MacCAT-T

D) PASAAR

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Chapter 7: The Development of Delinquent and Criminal Behavior

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Q1) The majority of firesetters are young males.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Destruction of property and serious violation of rules are two DSM-V categories of ______.

A) antisocial behavior

B) conduct disorder

C) status offenses

D) antisocial personality disorder

Q3) Research suggests that all of the following are motives for juvenile firesetting EXCEPT ______.

A) a wish to get back at authority

B) a need for excitement

C) a drive to harm others

D) a desire for status

Q4) Define the terms actus reus and mens rea. How do these terms pertain to juvenile delinquency?

Q5) Youths at the fireplay stage of firesetting often use fire to destroy property. A)True

B)False

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Chapter 8: Psychology of Violence and Intimidation

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Q1) Which statement about criminal homicide is correct?

A) Most murders also involve some type of sexual assault.

B) Most murders involve more than one victim.

C) Most murders are committed during the course of committing another offense.

D) Most murders are perpetrated against a stranger.

Q2) Physical workplace violence is classified according to the ______.

A) level of violence involved

B) perpetrator

C) type of business or industry

D) perpetrator's relationship to the workplace

Q3) Briefly describe the limitations with the terms school shooting and school rampage.

Q4) A hate crime motivated by bias against a person with AIDS would be considered a ______ bias.

A) gender

B) disability

C) sexual orientation

D) religious

Q5) Identify the four violent crimes reported in the UCR.

Q6) Compare and contrast violence and aggression. Provide an example of each.

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Chapter 9: Psychology of Sexual Assault

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Q1) The MMPI-2 is the most widely used adult sex offender instrument.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Which of the following is a feature of most online child molesters?

A) They are violent.

B) They are sadistic.

C) They lack interpersonal skills.

D) They are predominantly White.

Q3) Which key element do perpetrators of sexual assault, highly aggressive children, and violent persons all have in common?

A) history of victimization

B) distrust of women

C) deficits in information processing

D) misinterpretation of communication

Q4) According to Groth, many rapists are motivated by sexual desire.

A)True

B)False

Q5) The majority of child molesters have been diagnosed as psychopaths.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 10: Forensic Psychology and the Victims of Crime

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Q1) Provide an example of how the U.S. Constitution protects the rights of suspects and defendants but not the rights of victims.

Q2) Less than 5% of online sexual solicitors are arrested for violent contact sexual offenses.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Complex PTSD and the accumulation of traumatic events are characteristic of many ______.

A) CSEC victims

B) victims of online sexual solicitors

C) homicide victims

D) victims of date rape

Q4) Victims of crime have only one legal venue for obtaining justice.

A)True

B)False

Q5) Child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome is another term for complex PTSD.

A)True

B)False

Q6) Summarize the research on homicides of young children.

Q7) Describe the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Chapter 11: Family Violence and Child Victimization

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Q1) Identify the four issues that psychologists may be involved in during adjudication of child abuse cases.

Q2) Which type of parental kidnappers are considered the most dangerous to the child?

A) parents who kidnap for revenge

B) parents who have a history of domestic violence

C) parents who are not divorced

D) parents who have little social support

Q3) All of the following are central to effective treatment for batterers EXCEPT ______.

A) promoting perpetrator autonomy

B) encouraging retention in treatment

C) supervising offenders

D) mandating treatment

Q4) Professional caregivers are the most frequent abusers of older adults.

A)True

B)False

Q5) The inability to recall events before age three is called repressed memory.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 12: Correctional Psychology in Adult Settings

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Q1) Why is it so difficult to know the true number of sexual assaults that occur in prisons each year?

A) Most corrections officers do not consider these incidents to be violent.

B) The assaults primarily occur in overcrowded federal penitentiaries.

C) Prisons and jails have no mandate to report these incidents.

D) Many assaults are not reported.

Q2) Psychological treatment in correctional facilities generally follows principles of ______.

A) transactional analysis

B) responsibility therapy

C) risk/needs/responsivity

D) person-centered rehabilitation

Q3) Describe the mosaic of despair.

Q4) Briefly describe typical conditions of solitary confinement. Include information about the psychological literature on solitary confinement.

Q5) Most women are in prison because of drug or property offending.

A)True

B)False

Q6) How is recidivism measured?

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Chapter 13: Juvenile Justice and Corrections

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Q1) Most judicial waivers are made at the request of defense attorneys who seek to prosecute juveniles in adult criminal courts.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Research has found that compared to juveniles, adults are more susceptible to making false confessions.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Compared to rehabilitation, detention is ______.

A) a temporary placement

B) privately funded

C) reserved for younger offenders

D) community-based

Q4) Risk assessment of juveniles should take into consideration the enormous changes in adolescent development.

A)True

B)False

Q5) Explain the phrase "catch it low to prevent it high." What is the significance of this phrase to our understanding of juvenile aggression?

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