(Week 3) Chapter 2: Police Psychology
b - correct answer ✔___________ refers to a set of procedures used by the
police to either screen out undesirable candidates or select in desirable
candidates.
a)RPAT
b)Police selection
c)GAT-B
d)KSA Checklist Inventory
e)Screen-In/Screen-Out Doctrine
b - correct answer ✔Which of the following selection procedures are used
least often?
a)background checks
b)cognitive ability tests
c)medical exams
d)selection interviews
e)personality tests
a - correct answer ✔Lewis Terman's attempt to assist with police selection in
the early 1900s involved the assessment of:
a)intelligence
b)physical abilities
c)personality traits
d)criminal background
e)authoritarianism
,a - correct answer ✔Which of the following police selection procedures is
used most often?
a) background checks
b) recommendation letters
c)cognitive ability tests
d)polygraph tests
e)physical abilities tests
d - correct answer ✔Marcus has applied to become an RCMP officer. What
are the two primary aptitude battery
assessments that he must pass in order to progress in the selection process?
a)Polygraph exam and the police aptitude test.
b)The six factor personality questionnaire and the physical abilities
requirement evaluation.
c)The physical abilities requirement evaluation and a field investigation.
d)The police aptitude test and the six factor personality questionnaire.
e) Cadet training and the police aptitude test.
d - correct answer ✔According to Cochrane, Tett, and Vandecreek (2003),
which of the following police selection procedures is most commonly used in
the United States?
a)physical agility tests
b)drug testing
c)selection interview
d)background checks
e)polygraph tests
,e - correct answer ✔Julia has applied to become a police officer with the
Hamilton Police Service. Which of the following selection procedures will NOT
be used throughout her application process?
a)physical ability testing
b)personality testing
c) selection interview
d)background check
e)polygraph test
e - correct answer ✔The RCMP's ____________ assesses physical fitness
before anyone can become an officer.
a)RPAT
b)POPAT
c)A-PREP
d)PREP
e)PARE
a - correct answer ✔Which of the following individuals would be best suited
to become a police officer based on the essential KSAs identified in your text?
a)Sarah: has a public relations background, volunteered at a children's fitness
program, has received
leadership awards, got top grades in her degree program, and is considered
responsible and
trustworthy.
b)Lyle: has a high degree of physical fitness, considered funny and
personable, is not bothered by what other people think of him, and is highly
independent and motivated.
, c)Tarek: has worked extensively with youth populations, very shy and
considerate, works well in small
groups, always willing to help others, tries to minimize stressful situations.
d)Juanita: has lived all over the world and speaks several languages,
outperformed her classmates on
the PARE, wants to prove that women can be police officers, and is dominant
and strong-willed.
e)Ashton: scored in the acceptable ranges on all physical and psychological
testing, background check
was clean, critical of self and others, and endorses rigid legal attitudes and
practices.
b - correct answer ✔In the context of police selection, what is meant by
KSA?
a) A physical ability test taken by all potential officers.
b)Sets of characteristics that define a "good" police officer.
c) A police selection agency.
d)Characteristics that are undesirable in a potential police officer.
e)An instrument that is used to assess psychopathology.
c - correct answer ✔In the context of police selection, the term validation
refers to:
a)The development of a selection instrument to measure the abilities of
potential police officers.
b)The need to ensure that certified individuals are administering police
selection tests to applicants.
b - correct answer ✔___________ refers to a set of procedures used by the
police to either screen out undesirable candidates or select in desirable
candidates.
a)RPAT
b)Police selection
c)GAT-B
d)KSA Checklist Inventory
e)Screen-In/Screen-Out Doctrine
b - correct answer ✔Which of the following selection procedures are used
least often?
a)background checks
b)cognitive ability tests
c)medical exams
d)selection interviews
e)personality tests
a - correct answer ✔Lewis Terman's attempt to assist with police selection in
the early 1900s involved the assessment of:
a)intelligence
b)physical abilities
c)personality traits
d)criminal background
e)authoritarianism
,a - correct answer ✔Which of the following police selection procedures is
used most often?
a) background checks
b) recommendation letters
c)cognitive ability tests
d)polygraph tests
e)physical abilities tests
d - correct answer ✔Marcus has applied to become an RCMP officer. What
are the two primary aptitude battery
assessments that he must pass in order to progress in the selection process?
a)Polygraph exam and the police aptitude test.
b)The six factor personality questionnaire and the physical abilities
requirement evaluation.
c)The physical abilities requirement evaluation and a field investigation.
d)The police aptitude test and the six factor personality questionnaire.
e) Cadet training and the police aptitude test.
d - correct answer ✔According to Cochrane, Tett, and Vandecreek (2003),
which of the following police selection procedures is most commonly used in
the United States?
a)physical agility tests
b)drug testing
c)selection interview
d)background checks
e)polygraph tests
,e - correct answer ✔Julia has applied to become a police officer with the
Hamilton Police Service. Which of the following selection procedures will NOT
be used throughout her application process?
a)physical ability testing
b)personality testing
c) selection interview
d)background check
e)polygraph test
e - correct answer ✔The RCMP's ____________ assesses physical fitness
before anyone can become an officer.
a)RPAT
b)POPAT
c)A-PREP
d)PREP
e)PARE
a - correct answer ✔Which of the following individuals would be best suited
to become a police officer based on the essential KSAs identified in your text?
a)Sarah: has a public relations background, volunteered at a children's fitness
program, has received
leadership awards, got top grades in her degree program, and is considered
responsible and
trustworthy.
b)Lyle: has a high degree of physical fitness, considered funny and
personable, is not bothered by what other people think of him, and is highly
independent and motivated.
, c)Tarek: has worked extensively with youth populations, very shy and
considerate, works well in small
groups, always willing to help others, tries to minimize stressful situations.
d)Juanita: has lived all over the world and speaks several languages,
outperformed her classmates on
the PARE, wants to prove that women can be police officers, and is dominant
and strong-willed.
e)Ashton: scored in the acceptable ranges on all physical and psychological
testing, background check
was clean, critical of self and others, and endorses rigid legal attitudes and
practices.
b - correct answer ✔In the context of police selection, what is meant by
KSA?
a) A physical ability test taken by all potential officers.
b)Sets of characteristics that define a "good" police officer.
c) A police selection agency.
d)Characteristics that are undesirable in a potential police officer.
e)An instrument that is used to assess psychopathology.
c - correct answer ✔In the context of police selection, the term validation
refers to:
a)The development of a selection instrument to measure the abilities of
potential police officers.
b)The need to ensure that certified individuals are administering police
selection tests to applicants.
