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Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System, 10th Edition Kirk HeilbrunEdie GreeneAmy
Bradfield Douglass
Chapter 1-15
Chapter 01
1. Which is the purpose of laws?
a. Legislate moral behavior
b. Control human nature
c. Serve as a mechanism for conflict resolution
d. All of these are correct.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Understand
REFERENCES: The Importance of Laws
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: Laws Help Resolve Conflict and Protect the Public
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:21 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/27/2023 5:22 AM
2. What is the purpose of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
a. Prevents undue searches and seizures
b. It safeguards us against self-incrimination
c. Protects spouses from testifying against spouses
d. Provides the right to peaceful protest
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Understand
REFERENCES: The Importance of Laws
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: The Changing of Laws
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:29 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/27/2023 5:30 AM
3. Edward Rosenheimer was charged with a hit-and-run accident, but he claimed that the law requiring him to report the
accident to the police was unconstitutional because it forced him to incriminate himself, violating the U.S. Constitution. A
New York judge agreed and released him from custody. This case eventually came before the New York Court of
Appeals; what was this court‘s decision?
a. Rosenheimer‘s original verdict was upheld because the law forcing him to incriminate himself was said by this
court to be unconstitutional.
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, b. Rosenheimer was released from custody because the Court of General Sessions in New York State said that
the hit-and-run regulation should be removed because of unconstitutionality.
c. The New York Court of Appeals concluded that the right to avoid self-incrimination did not outweigh the right
of injured persons to seek redress for their sufferings.
d. The New York Court of Appeals concluded that the right of injured persons to seek redress for their sufferings
did not outweigh the right to avoid self-incrimination.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Apply
REFERENCES: The Importance of Laws
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: The Changing of Laws
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:30 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/27/2023 5:31 AM
4. Which type of researcher is concerned with comparing laws (and mechanisms for instituting and altering laws) in
different societies and relating them to other characteristics of these societies?
a. Anthropologist
b. Sociologist
c. Philosopher
d. Psychologist
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Think Critically
REFERENCES: The Psychological Study of Law
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/27/2023 5:32 AM
5. If a researcher is interested in the study a specific society and examines its institutions (e.g., the family, the church, or
the subculture) to determine their role in developing adherence to the law, that researcher is most likely which of these?
a. Psychologist
b. Sociologist
c. Anthropologist
d. Philosopher
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Think Critically
REFERENCES: The Psychological Study of Law
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/7/2023 5:36 AM
6. Psychology assumes that individual characteristics affect how the legal system operates and in turn the legal system
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,TEST BANK FOR
Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System, 10th Edition Kirk HeilbrunEdie GreeneAmy
Bradfield Douglass
Chapter 1-15
Chapter 01
1. Which is the purpose of laws?
a. Legislate moral behavior
b. Control human nature
c. Serve as a mechanism for conflict resolution
d. All of these are correct.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Understand
REFERENCES: The Importance of Laws
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: Laws Help Resolve Conflict and Protect the Public
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:21 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/27/2023 5:22 AM
2. What is the purpose of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
a. Prevents undue searches and seizures
b. It safeguards us against self-incrimination
c. Protects spouses from testifying against spouses
d. Provides the right to peaceful protest
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Understand
REFERENCES: The Importance of Laws
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: The Changing of Laws
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:29 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/27/2023 5:30 AM
3. Edward Rosenheimer was charged with a hit-and-run accident, but he claimed that the law requiring him to report the
accident to the police was unconstitutional because it forced him to incriminate himself, violating the U.S. Constitution. A
New York judge agreed and released him from custody. This case eventually came before the New York Court of
Appeals; what was this court‘s decision?
a. Rosenheimer‘s original verdict was upheld because the law forcing him to incriminate himself was said by this
court to be unconstitutional.
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, b. Rosenheimer was released from custody because the Court of General Sessions in New York State said that
the hit-and-run regulation should be removed because of unconstitutionality.
c. The New York Court of Appeals concluded that the right to avoid self-incrimination did not outweigh the right
of injured persons to seek redress for their sufferings.
d. The New York Court of Appeals concluded that the right of injured persons to seek redress for their sufferings
did not outweigh the right to avoid self-incrimination.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Apply
REFERENCES: The Importance of Laws
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: The Changing of Laws
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:30 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/27/2023 5:31 AM
4. Which type of researcher is concerned with comparing laws (and mechanisms for instituting and altering laws) in
different societies and relating them to other characteristics of these societies?
a. Anthropologist
b. Sociologist
c. Philosopher
d. Psychologist
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Think Critically
REFERENCES: The Psychological Study of Law
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/27/2023 5:32 AM
5. If a researcher is interested in the study a specific society and examines its institutions (e.g., the family, the church, or
the subculture) to determine their role in developing adherence to the law, that researcher is most likely which of these?
a. Psychologist
b. Sociologist
c. Anthropologist
d. Philosopher
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Think Critically
REFERENCES: The Psychological Study of Law
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/7/2023 5:36 AM
6. Psychology assumes that individual characteristics affect how the legal system operates and in turn the legal system
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