Type:
Test Bank
Resource:
Forensic Psychology
Edition:
5th Edition
Author(s):
Joanna Pozzulo Craig Bennell Adelle Forth
TEST BANK Brent Snook, Ph.D. Memorial University
Forensic Psychology Fifth Edition Joanna Pozzulo Carleton University
Craig Bennell Carleton University
Adelle Forth Carleton University
Chapter 01: An Introduction to Forensic Psychology Chapter 01 Multiple Choice Questions 1. Alfred Binet conducted a series of studies to examine how question types influenced the accuracy of child eyewitnesses. He found that: a) moderately leading questions result in the most accurate answers b) free recall results in the most accurate answers c) highly leading questions result in the most accurate answers d) free recall results in the least accurate answers e) eyewitness accuracy did not vary across question type Difficulty: QuestionID: Page-Reference:
Moderate 01-1-01 4
Answer: b) free recall results in the most accurate answers 2. A professor arranges for a confederate to enter his classroom, steal her wallet, and run out. The researcher then asks her students to provide a description of the "offender" in an effort to study eyewitness recall. This is an example of: a) a verifiable experiment b) a virtual experiment c) a reality experiment d) a misinformation test e) a subjective recall test Difficulty: QuestionID: Page-Reference:
Easy 01-1-02 4
Answer: c) a reality experiment 3. Stern's 1901 experiment involved a bogus quarrel between two students in which a gun was involved. Stern concluded that: a) racial discrimination is common b) pre-trial media has a strong influence on eyewitness accuracy c) retroactive memory-falsification tends to occur d) emotional arousal influences accuracy of recall e) this test allowed him to classify students into good and poor witnesses Difficulty: QuestionID: Page-Reference:
Moderate 01-1-03 4
Answer: d) emotional arousal influences accuracy of recall
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4. Place the following events in chronological order: 1 – Cattell conducts some of the first experiments in North America on the psychology of testimony. 2 – APA recognizes forensic psychology as a specialty discipline. 3 – Hugo Munsterberg publishes On the Witness Stand. 4 – The U.S. Supreme court lays out the Daubert criteria for determining when scientific evidence should be admitted in court. 4, 2, 3, 1 3, 4, 2, 1 4, 3, 2, 1 1, 2, 3, 4 1, 3, 4, 2 Difficulty: QuestionID: Page-Reference:
Hard 01-1-04 4-5, 12, 21
Answer: 1, 3, 4, 2 5. Which psychologist conducted some of the first experiments in the U.S. on eyewitness testimony? a) b) c) d) e) Difficulty: QuestionID: Page-Reference:
Wundt Cattell Binet Stern von Schrenck-Notzing Easy 01-1-05 4
Answer: b) Cattell 6. In Binet's studies on suggestibility and testimony in children, what type of technique produced the most accurate recall? a) prompted recall b) mildly leading c) free recall d) highly misleading e) recognition Difficulty: QuestionID: Page-Reference:
Moderate 01-1-06 4
Answer: c) free recall 7. According to von Schrenck-Notzing, extensive pretrial press coverage could influence the testimony of people by causing what he called: a) post-event misinformation b) memory contamination c) source monitoring errors d) exposure distortion e) retroactive memory falsification
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Easy 01-1-07 5
Answer: e) retroactive memory falsification 8. In 1906, Hugo Munsterberg worked on the criminal case of a young disabled man (Richard Ivens) from Chicago. As part of this work, Munsterberg examined: a) eyewitness testimony accuracy b) criminal responsibility c) mental health records d) interrogation records e) juror selection methods Difficulty: QuestionID: Page-Reference:
Moderate 01-1-08 5
Answer: d) interrogation records 9. Which of the following psychologists would be most interested in the expert testimony provided by von Schrenck-Notzing in 1896? a) a psychologist interested in the diagnosis of juvenile delinquents b) a psychologist interested in the effect of pre-trial press coverage c) a psychologist interested in the problems with hypnotic interviewing d) a psychologist interested in the accuracy of child eyewitnesses e) a psychologist interested in lie detection Difficulty: QuestionID: Page-Reference:
Moderate 01-1-09 5
Answer: b) a psychologist interested in the effect of pre-trial press coverage 10. Which of the following individuals would be most surprised to hear about research showing that child eyewitnesses can be highly inaccurate? a) Varendonck b) Bandura c) Marston d) Von Schrenck-Notzing e) Ceci Difficulty: QuestionID: Page-Reference:
Hard 01-1-10 5
Answer: a) Varendonck 11. Which of the following psychologists would be most interested in the expert testimony provided by Varendonck in 1911? a) a psychologist interested in the diagnosis of juvenile delinquents b) a psychologist interested in the effect of pre-trial press coverage c) a psychologist interested in the problems with hypnotic interviewing d) a psychologist interested in the accuracy of child eyewitnesses e) a psychologist interested in factors that influence jury decision making .
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