FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY EXAMINATION QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANTION GRRADED A+
STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
1. Forensic psychology is the application of psychology to:
A. Legal and criminal justice system
B. Agriculture
C. Medicine only
D. Physics
Answer: A
Rationale: It links psychology and law.
2. Forensic psychologist works in:
A. Courts and correctional settings
B. Schools only
C. Hospitals only
D. Factories
Answer: A
Rationale: Legal and justice environments.
3. Criminology studies:
A. Crime and criminal behavior
B. Weather patterns
C. Biology
D. Chemistry
Answer: A
Rationale: Crime analysis field.
4. Criminal behavior refers to:
A. Behavior that violates law
B. Normal behavior
C. Academic behavior
D. Random action
Answer: A
Rationale: Illegal conduct.
5. Legal psychology focuses on:
A. Psychological issues in law
, B. Physics
C. Medicine
D. Biology
Answer: A
Rationale: Law-related psychology.
6. Forensic assessment is used to:
A. Evaluate mental state in legal cases
B. Teach students
C. Build machines
D. Treat physical illness
Answer: A
Rationale: Legal evaluation.
7. Competency to stand trial means:
A. Ability to understand court proceedings
B. Physical strength
C. Memory only
D. Intelligence only
Answer: A
Rationale: Legal competence.
8. Insanity defense refers to:
A. Claim of mental illness affecting responsibility
B. Physical illness defense
C. Financial defense
D. Academic excuse
Answer: A
Rationale: Mental state defense.
9. Mens rea means:
A. Guilty mind
B. Physical act
C. Evidence
D. Sentence
Answer: A
Rationale: Criminal intent.
10. Actus reus means:
A. Guilty act
, B. Guilty mind
C. Evidence
D. Trial
Answer: A
Rationale: Physical act of crime.
11. Eyewitness testimony is:
A. Witness account of event
B. Medical report
C. Police tool
D. Law book
Answer: A
Rationale: Observation evidence.
12. Eyewitness memory can be affected by:
A. Suggestion and stress
B. Genetics only
C. Physics
D. Temperature
Answer: A
Rationale: Memory distortion.
13. False memory is:
A. Remembering events incorrectly
B. Perfect recall
C. Genetic memory
D. Real memory
Answer: A
Rationale: Memory error.
14. Interrogation is:
A. Questioning suspects
B. Teaching
C. Counseling
D. Therapy
Answer: A
Rationale: Legal questioning.
15. Interview in forensic context is:
A. Structured questioning of witnesses/suspects
CORRECT ANSWER WITH EXPLANTION GRRADED A+
STUDY GUIDE SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE UNIVERSITY
1. Forensic psychology is the application of psychology to:
A. Legal and criminal justice system
B. Agriculture
C. Medicine only
D. Physics
Answer: A
Rationale: It links psychology and law.
2. Forensic psychologist works in:
A. Courts and correctional settings
B. Schools only
C. Hospitals only
D. Factories
Answer: A
Rationale: Legal and justice environments.
3. Criminology studies:
A. Crime and criminal behavior
B. Weather patterns
C. Biology
D. Chemistry
Answer: A
Rationale: Crime analysis field.
4. Criminal behavior refers to:
A. Behavior that violates law
B. Normal behavior
C. Academic behavior
D. Random action
Answer: A
Rationale: Illegal conduct.
5. Legal psychology focuses on:
A. Psychological issues in law
, B. Physics
C. Medicine
D. Biology
Answer: A
Rationale: Law-related psychology.
6. Forensic assessment is used to:
A. Evaluate mental state in legal cases
B. Teach students
C. Build machines
D. Treat physical illness
Answer: A
Rationale: Legal evaluation.
7. Competency to stand trial means:
A. Ability to understand court proceedings
B. Physical strength
C. Memory only
D. Intelligence only
Answer: A
Rationale: Legal competence.
8. Insanity defense refers to:
A. Claim of mental illness affecting responsibility
B. Physical illness defense
C. Financial defense
D. Academic excuse
Answer: A
Rationale: Mental state defense.
9. Mens rea means:
A. Guilty mind
B. Physical act
C. Evidence
D. Sentence
Answer: A
Rationale: Criminal intent.
10. Actus reus means:
A. Guilty act
, B. Guilty mind
C. Evidence
D. Trial
Answer: A
Rationale: Physical act of crime.
11. Eyewitness testimony is:
A. Witness account of event
B. Medical report
C. Police tool
D. Law book
Answer: A
Rationale: Observation evidence.
12. Eyewitness memory can be affected by:
A. Suggestion and stress
B. Genetics only
C. Physics
D. Temperature
Answer: A
Rationale: Memory distortion.
13. False memory is:
A. Remembering events incorrectly
B. Perfect recall
C. Genetic memory
D. Real memory
Answer: A
Rationale: Memory error.
14. Interrogation is:
A. Questioning suspects
B. Teaching
C. Counseling
D. Therapy
Answer: A
Rationale: Legal questioning.
15. Interview in forensic context is:
A. Structured questioning of witnesses/suspects
