Forensic Psych Final Exam Questions With
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Forensic psychology primarily deals with: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. The interface
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between psychology and the law.
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The Preamble to the United States Constitution provides due process for life,
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liberty, and _____________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Property.
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Forensic psychology can focus on Eighth Amendment issues. This amendment
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deals with: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Cruel and unusual punishment.
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What was the title of Hugo Munsterberg's book dealing with psychology and the
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law? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. On the Witness Stand.
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There are two major areas of forensic psychology. What are they? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d. Criminal and Civil. | | |
What is a tort in the context of the law? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. Wrongful
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behavior leading to harm. | | |
What role do most people think when they mention forensic psychologists? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Evaluator. | |
, Reliability in psychological sciences refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. The test
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results are consistent. | |
The Atkins case states: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. That it is unconstitutional to
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execute someone with an intellectual disability.
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An instrument designed to only assess competency to stand trial would be: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. A forensic assessment instrument.
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Which would not be considered archival collateral information when conducting a
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forensic evaluation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. Criminal arrest record.
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What was the importance of the United States v. Greer? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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c. Allowed for enhanced sentences for faking/malingering.
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Grisso listed 10 common errors in forensic evaluations. Which was not on the list:
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Using collateral information.
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Risk, in forensic psychology, refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. Future
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likelihood of violence. | |
There is a high rate of mental disorders in prison populations (t/f) - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-a. True |
Estelle v. Gamble (1976) is important because: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c.
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Prisoners have the constitutional right to medical treatment.
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Forensic psychology primarily deals with: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. The interface
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between psychology and the law.
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The Preamble to the United States Constitution provides due process for life,
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liberty, and _____________ - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Property.
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Forensic psychology can focus on Eighth Amendment issues. This amendment
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deals with: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Cruel and unusual punishment.
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What was the title of Hugo Munsterberg's book dealing with psychology and the
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law? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. On the Witness Stand.
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There are two major areas of forensic psychology. What are they? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-d. Criminal and Civil. | | |
What is a tort in the context of the law? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a. Wrongful
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behavior leading to harm. | | |
What role do most people think when they mention forensic psychologists? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. Evaluator. | |
, Reliability in psychological sciences refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. The test
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results are consistent. | |
The Atkins case states: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. That it is unconstitutional to
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execute someone with an intellectual disability.
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An instrument designed to only assess competency to stand trial would be: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c. A forensic assessment instrument.
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Which would not be considered archival collateral information when conducting a
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forensic evaluation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. Criminal arrest record.
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What was the importance of the United States v. Greer? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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c. Allowed for enhanced sentences for faking/malingering.
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Grisso listed 10 common errors in forensic evaluations. Which was not on the list:
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- CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-b. Using collateral information.
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Risk, in forensic psychology, refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-d. Future
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likelihood of violence. | |
There is a high rate of mental disorders in prison populations (t/f) - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-a. True |
Estelle v. Gamble (1976) is important because: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-c.
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Prisoners have the constitutional right to medical treatment.
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