FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION GRADED A+
STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
1. Forensic psychology is the application of psychology to:
A. Legal and criminal justice systems
B. Medicine only
C. Business management
D. Agriculture
Answer: A
Rationale: It applies psychological principles to law and crime.
2. The main role of a forensic psychologist is to:
A. Assess behavior in legal contexts
B. Conduct surgeries
C. Teach schools
D. Run prisons
Answer: A
Rationale: They evaluate behavior related to law.
3. Criminal profiling involves:
A. Predicting offender characteristics
B. Writing laws
C. Arresting suspects
D. Prosecuting cases
Answer: A
Rationale: Profiling helps identify offender traits.
4. Competency to stand trial means:
,A. Ability to understand legal proceedings
B. Ability to escape prison
C. Ability to commit crime
D. Ability to appeal cases
Answer: A
Rationale: Defendants must understand court processes.
5. Insanity defense refers to:
A. Lack of criminal responsibility due to mental illness
B. Physical injury
C. Economic hardship
D. Police misconduct
Answer: A
Rationale: Mental illness affects responsibility.
6. Malingering is:
A. Faking symptoms for gain
B. True mental illness
C. Therapy
D. Diagnosis
Answer: A
Rationale: It involves deception.
7. Eyewitness testimony is:
A. A witness account of an event
B. Physical evidence
C. DNA test
D. Police report
Answer: A
Rationale: It is a verbal account.
8. A major issue with eyewitness testimony is:
, A. Memory distortion
B. Accuracy
C. Speed
D. Legal rules
Answer: A
Rationale: Memory can be unreliable.
9. False memory refers to:
A. Recalling events that did not occur
B. Accurate recall
C. Physical evidence
D. Legal evidence
Answer: A
Rationale: Memory can be incorrect.
10. Interrogation is used to:
A. Obtain information from suspects
B. Punish criminals
C. Write laws
D. Conduct trials
Answer: A
Rationale: It is a questioning process.
11. Coercive interrogation may lead to:
A. False confessions
B. Accurate testimony
C. Legal reforms
D. Better memory
Answer: A
Rationale: Pressure can distort truth.
12. A confession is:
CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANATION GRADED A+
STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
1. Forensic psychology is the application of psychology to:
A. Legal and criminal justice systems
B. Medicine only
C. Business management
D. Agriculture
Answer: A
Rationale: It applies psychological principles to law and crime.
2. The main role of a forensic psychologist is to:
A. Assess behavior in legal contexts
B. Conduct surgeries
C. Teach schools
D. Run prisons
Answer: A
Rationale: They evaluate behavior related to law.
3. Criminal profiling involves:
A. Predicting offender characteristics
B. Writing laws
C. Arresting suspects
D. Prosecuting cases
Answer: A
Rationale: Profiling helps identify offender traits.
4. Competency to stand trial means:
,A. Ability to understand legal proceedings
B. Ability to escape prison
C. Ability to commit crime
D. Ability to appeal cases
Answer: A
Rationale: Defendants must understand court processes.
5. Insanity defense refers to:
A. Lack of criminal responsibility due to mental illness
B. Physical injury
C. Economic hardship
D. Police misconduct
Answer: A
Rationale: Mental illness affects responsibility.
6. Malingering is:
A. Faking symptoms for gain
B. True mental illness
C. Therapy
D. Diagnosis
Answer: A
Rationale: It involves deception.
7. Eyewitness testimony is:
A. A witness account of an event
B. Physical evidence
C. DNA test
D. Police report
Answer: A
Rationale: It is a verbal account.
8. A major issue with eyewitness testimony is:
, A. Memory distortion
B. Accuracy
C. Speed
D. Legal rules
Answer: A
Rationale: Memory can be unreliable.
9. False memory refers to:
A. Recalling events that did not occur
B. Accurate recall
C. Physical evidence
D. Legal evidence
Answer: A
Rationale: Memory can be incorrect.
10. Interrogation is used to:
A. Obtain information from suspects
B. Punish criminals
C. Write laws
D. Conduct trials
Answer: A
Rationale: It is a questioning process.
11. Coercive interrogation may lead to:
A. False confessions
B. Accurate testimony
C. Legal reforms
D. Better memory
Answer: A
Rationale: Pressure can distort truth.
12. A confession is:
