Forensic Psychology midterm 1 – Questions
With Correct Answers
What was the first reason why psychologists appeared in court? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Expertise on eye witness testimony | | | |
In Canada, Forensic Psychologists most significant contribution is? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-In the corrections, conducting better risk assessment tools and
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developing effective treatment approaches.
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What is the difference between a clinical forensic psychologist and forensic
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psychiatrist? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Both trained to assess and treat individuals
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experiencing mental health problems but a forensic psychiatrist is a medical
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doctor and can treat and prescribe
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What is the difference between an experimental psychologist and a forensic
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psychologist as a legal scholar? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Legal scholar is more law
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focused than research focused and promotes interdisciplinary collaboration in
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research and training. | |
What are the 3 primary ways that psychology and the law can relate to one
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another (Haney)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Psychology and the law (use of
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psychology to examine the operation of the legal system), psychology in the law
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(the use of psychology in the legal system as that system operates) and
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psychology of the law (the use of psychology to examine the law itself)
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, What is the difference between expert witness and a normal witness? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-A normal witness can not provide their personal opinion | | | | | | | |
Why is expert testimony hard? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Too much to know
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2. Inherent differences between psychology and law
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3. Psychologists are limited by the court
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Evidence provided to the court must be? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Provided by
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a qualified expert
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2. Relevant
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3. Reliable
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What are the two stages of police selection? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Construction and validation | |
What is the problem for assessing KSAs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Each level of
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policing has a different ideal skill set
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Essential KSAs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Honesty, reliability, sensitivity, good
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communication, high motivation, problem solving, and team player | | | | | | |
Challenges for validity of selection instruments? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1.
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Different measures get different results
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2. Ratings from different individuals can contradict
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With Correct Answers
What was the first reason why psychologists appeared in court? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Expertise on eye witness testimony | | | |
In Canada, Forensic Psychologists most significant contribution is? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-In the corrections, conducting better risk assessment tools and
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developing effective treatment approaches.
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What is the difference between a clinical forensic psychologist and forensic
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psychiatrist? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Both trained to assess and treat individuals
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experiencing mental health problems but a forensic psychiatrist is a medical
| | | | | | | | | | |
doctor and can treat and prescribe
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What is the difference between an experimental psychologist and a forensic
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psychologist as a legal scholar? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Legal scholar is more law
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focused than research focused and promotes interdisciplinary collaboration in
| | | | | | | | | |
research and training. | |
What are the 3 primary ways that psychology and the law can relate to one
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
another (Haney)? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Psychology and the law (use of
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psychology to examine the operation of the legal system), psychology in the law
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(the use of psychology in the legal system as that system operates) and
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
psychology of the law (the use of psychology to examine the law itself)
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, What is the difference between expert witness and a normal witness? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-A normal witness can not provide their personal opinion | | | | | | | |
Why is expert testimony hard? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Too much to know
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2. Inherent differences between psychology and law
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3. Psychologists are limited by the court
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Evidence provided to the court must be? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. Provided by
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a qualified expert
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2. Relevant
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3. Reliable
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What are the two stages of police selection? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Construction and validation | |
What is the problem for assessing KSAs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Each level of
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policing has a different ideal skill set
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Essential KSAs? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Honesty, reliability, sensitivity, good
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communication, high motivation, problem solving, and team player | | | | | | |
Challenges for validity of selection instruments? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1.
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Different measures get different results
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2. Ratings from different individuals can contradict
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