Forensic Psychology Final Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Forensic psychology is recognized as a specialty by the
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___________________________ and by the | | |
_____________________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-American Board of | | | | | |
Professional Psychology |
American Psychological Association
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T or F: The law permits and encourages the use of expert testimony on
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psychological topics. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True| | | |
A qualified expert can testify about a topic if testimony is ___________ to an
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issue in dispute and the ___________ of the testimony outweighs whatever
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______________ impact it might have. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-relevant
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usefulness
prejudicial
competence to stand trial - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a defendant's capacity to
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function meaningfully and knowingly in a legal proceeding.
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Defendants may be determined by a judge to be
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incompetent if they are seriously deficient in one or
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,more abilities... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-understanding the legal proceedings
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communicating with their attorneys | | |
appreciating their role in the proceedings | | | | |
making legally relevant decisions
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Dusky Standard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-accepted national standard for
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competence to |
stand trial is a "sufficient present ability to consult
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with [one's] attorney with a reasonable degree of
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rational understanding, and . . . a rational, as well
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as factual understanding of the proceedings
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against [one]" |
A defendant, in order to be deemed competent, must be able to understand: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The roles of key participants within the legal process
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The current charges faced by the defendant
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The elements of an offense
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The consequences of conviction
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The rights waived in making a guilty plea
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A defendant, in order to be deemed competent, must be able to appreciate -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The likelihood that he or she will be found guilty
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The consequences for the defendant of being convicted
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,The defendant's appraisal of the available legal defenses and their likely
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outcomes
The defendant's appraisal of whether or not to testify
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The defendant's ability to make rational decisions
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regarding the specific case | | |
A defendant, in order to be deemed competent, must be able to reason: -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To distinguish more relevant from less relevant
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information
To seek relevant information
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To weigh and evaluate various legal options and their
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consequences
To make comparisons
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To provide reality-based justification for making particular case-specific decisions
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or conclusions
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A defendant, in order to be deemed competent, must be able to assist in their
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own defense, such that: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Consult with his or her lawyer
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Relate to the lawyer
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Plan legal strategy
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Engage in his or her defense
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Challenge witnesses |
Testify relevantly
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Manage his or her courtroom behavior
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, By pleading guilty, defendants waive several constitutional rights: - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-the right to a jury trial | | | | |
the right to confront their accusers
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the right to call favorable witnesses
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the right to remain silent
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T or F: Competence to plead guilty is a lesser standard than competence to stand
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trial. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False; higher standard
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T or F: The question of a defendant's competence can be
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raised at any point in the criminal process, and it
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can be raised by the prosecutor, the defense
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attorney, or the presiding judge. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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T or F: Having serious mental illness alone is not enough to make a defendant
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incompetent to face charges. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True | | | | | |
About ______% of the defendants who are incompetent are restored to
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competency - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-70-90% | | |
When inmates are evaluated to see if they are competent to stand trial, what are
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the 2 main criteria established in a 1960 U.S. Supreme Court case? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Can the defendant understand the court proceedings and charges | | | | | | | | |
against him? |
With Correct Answers
Forensic psychology is recognized as a specialty by the
| | | | | | | |
___________________________ and by the | | |
_____________________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-American Board of | | | | | |
Professional Psychology |
American Psychological Association
| |
T or F: The law permits and encourages the use of expert testimony on
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
psychological topics. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True| | | |
A qualified expert can testify about a topic if testimony is ___________ to an
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
issue in dispute and the ___________ of the testimony outweighs whatever
| | | | | | | | | | |
______________ impact it might have. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-relevant
| | | | | | |
usefulness
prejudicial
competence to stand trial - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-a defendant's capacity to
| | | | | | | | | |
function meaningfully and knowingly in a legal proceeding.
| | | | | | |
Defendants may be determined by a judge to be
| | | | | | | |
incompetent if they are seriously deficient in one or
| | | | | | | |
,more abilities... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-understanding the legal proceedings
| | | | | | |
communicating with their attorneys | | |
appreciating their role in the proceedings | | | | |
making legally relevant decisions
| | |
Dusky Standard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-accepted national standard for
| | | | | | | |
competence to |
stand trial is a "sufficient present ability to consult
| | | | | | | |
with [one's] attorney with a reasonable degree of
| | | | | | |
rational understanding, and . . . a rational, as well
| | | | | | | | |
as factual understanding of the proceedings
| | | | |
against [one]" |
A defendant, in order to be deemed competent, must be able to understand: -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The roles of key participants within the legal process
| | | | | | | | |
The current charges faced by the defendant
| | | | | |
The elements of an offense
| | | |
The consequences of conviction
| | |
The rights waived in making a guilty plea
| | | | | | |
A defendant, in order to be deemed competent, must be able to appreciate -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The likelihood that he or she will be found guilty
| | | | | | | | | |
The consequences for the defendant of being convicted
| | | | | | |
,The defendant's appraisal of the available legal defenses and their likely
| | | | | | | | | | |
outcomes
The defendant's appraisal of whether or not to testify
| | | | | | | |
The defendant's ability to make rational decisions
| | | | | |
regarding the specific case | | |
A defendant, in order to be deemed competent, must be able to reason: -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-To distinguish more relevant from less relevant
| | | | | | |
information
To seek relevant information
| | |
To weigh and evaluate various legal options and their
| | | | | | | |
consequences
To make comparisons
| |
To provide reality-based justification for making particular case-specific decisions
| | | | | | | | |
or conclusions
|
A defendant, in order to be deemed competent, must be able to assist in their
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
own defense, such that: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Consult with his or her lawyer
| | | | | | | | | | |
Relate to the lawyer
| | |
Plan legal strategy
| |
Engage in his or her defense
| | | | |
Challenge witnesses |
Testify relevantly
|
Manage his or her courtroom behavior
| | | | |
, By pleading guilty, defendants waive several constitutional rights: - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-the right to a jury trial | | | | |
the right to confront their accusers
| | | | |
the right to call favorable witnesses
| | | | |
the right to remain silent
| | | |
T or F: Competence to plead guilty is a lesser standard than competence to stand
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
trial. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-False; higher standard
| | | | |
T or F: The question of a defendant's competence can be
| | | | | | | | | |
raised at any point in the criminal process, and it
| | | | | | | | |
can be raised by the prosecutor, the defense
| | | | | | |
attorney, or the presiding judge. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
| | | | | | |
T or F: Having serious mental illness alone is not enough to make a defendant
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
incompetent to face charges. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True | | | | | |
About ______% of the defendants who are incompetent are restored to
| | | | | | | | | | |
competency - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-70-90% | | |
When inmates are evaluated to see if they are competent to stand trial, what are
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
the 2 main criteria established in a 1960 U.S. Supreme Court case? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Can the defendant understand the court proceedings and charges | | | | | | | | |
against him? |
