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MCQs
Chapter 1: Psychology and crime
1. The definition of forensic psychology is:
a. application of psychology to criminality;
b. profiling of offenders;
c. application of psychology to the legal processes;
d. providing expert testimony in legal proceedings.
Ans: C
2. Absolute madness was considered when a defendant:
a. committed a particularly heinous crime;
b. could not assist in their own defence;
c. indicated the crime was committed due to hearing voices;
d. rejected legal representation in a court of law.
Ans: B
3. Which philosopher is credited with first discussing the relationship between psychology
and law?
a. Nietzsche;
b. Anaximander;
c. Aristotle;
d. Machiavelli.
Ans: C
4. When did expert witness testimony become accepted?
a. Age of Aquarius;
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SAGE Publishing, 2024
b. Age of Enlightenment;
c. The Renaissance;
d. The Bronze Age.
Ans: B
5. Forensic psychology can be seen as its own discipline, but also as seen as a specialism
within:
a. Cognitive Neuroscience;
b. Counselling Psychology;
c. Criminal Psychology;
d. Clinical Psychology.
Ans: D
6. Which of the following is not an activity that would be part of a forensic psychologist’s
duties?
a. Statistical analysis of crime trends;
b. Crime scene analysis;
c. Investigation of a crime;
d. Hostage negotiation.
Ans: C
7. A ‘honey trap’ is:
a. law enforcement officers engaging in illegal activities;
b. using an attractive undercover officer to ‘trap’ an offender;
c. a method of capturing a badger;
d. an interrogation technique also known as ‘good cop/bad cop’.
Ans: B
8. Forensic psychologists must have expertise in criminology, psychology, and:
, Gavin, Criminological and Forensic Psychology, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2024
a. pathology;
b. clinical psychology;
c. legal system;
d. plethysmography.
Ans: C
9. The origin of the word psychology is Greek and means:
a. ether;
b. mind;
c. thought;
d. soul.
Ans: D
10. Forensic psychology requires understanding of how the legal process affects all except:
a. the criminal;
b. the victim;
c. the witnesses;
d. none of these.
Ans: D
11. To qualify as a forensic psychologist, a psychology graduate needs to
a. join the police force;
b. complete accredited training programmes;
c. work in a prison;
d. all of these.
Ans: B
, Gavin, Criminological and Forensic Psychology, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2024
MCQs
Chapter 2: Research methods in forensic psychology
1. A forensic psychologist would be expected to carry out research.
a. True.
b. False.
Ans: A
2. Some of the types of research that a forensic psychologist might engage in include the
following, except:
a. biological causes of crime;
b. personality and crime;
c. effectiveness of treatment programmes;
d. economic impact of crime.
Ans: D
3. While journal articles are ideal for conducting a literature review, what may be a more ‘up
to date’ method of obtaining information for a literature search?
a. Conferences;
b. Television programmes;
c. Blogs;
d. Newspapers.
Ans: A
4. Which information resource is considered dubious and is restricted by universities due to
its lack of peer review?
a. Textbooks;
, Gavin, Criminological and Forensic Psychology, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2024
b. PsycINFO;
c. Psychologies magazine;
d. Wikipedia.
Ans: D
5. Developing a research design will require that you explore previous researchers’:
a. methods and theoretical frameworks;
b. funding opportunities;
c. degree classifications;
d. data protection.
Ans: A
6. Correlations cannot be used to establish:
a. the strength of a relationship between two variables;
b. cause and effect;
c. the direction of a relationship between two variables;
d. the theoretical relationship between IQ and criminality.
Ans: B
7. Qualitative research methods are said to be:
a. objective, scientific and open to scrutiny;
b. subjective, include controlled conditions and top-down;
c. subjective, naturalistic, and represent multiple perspectives;
d. subjective, measurements, and statistical relationships.
Ans: C
8. To be able to establish cause and effect between variables, researchers must have:
a. temporal precedence;
b. covariation of cause and effect;
, Gavin, Criminological and Forensic Psychology, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2024
c. statistical significance;
d. all of these.
Ans: D
9. An alternative explanation is
a. The way to examine the paranormal reason for a phenomenon
b. The way to establish outcomes
c. A way to consider the effect of missing variables
d. None of these
Ans: C
10. An example of a group that represents a forensic sample is:
a. football players;
b. victims of crime;
c. students;
d. school teachers.
Ans: B
11. Methods of data collection in forensic psychology research include:
a. psychometrics;
b. correlational designs and surveys;
c. duplicity;
d. qualitative designs.
Ans: C
12. Choice of research method is driven by:
a. researcher bias;
b. research question;
c. research setting;
, Gavin, Criminological and Forensic Psychology, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2024
d. researcher skill.
Ans: B
13. To determine the relationship between frequency of crime and number of convictions,
which analysis might be employed?
a. Chi-square;
b. Related measures t-test;
c. Correlation;
d. Independent measures t-test.
Ans: A
14. What large-scale project measures the extent of crime in the UK?
a. The Census;
b. The General Election;
c. The British Crime Survey;
d. The General Household Survey.
Ans: C
15. No crime figures are 100% accurate because:
a. large numbers of crimes remain unreported;
b. people lie about being victims of crime;
c. large numbers of crimes remain unsolved;
d. Police officers ignore some crimes.
Ans: A
16. Successful conviction rates in rape cases are approximately:
a. 12–15%;
b. 25%;
c. 6%;
, Gavin, Criminological and Forensic Psychology, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2024
d. 99%.
Ans: C
Psychology Third Edition by Helen Gavin
Notes
1- The file is chapter after chapter.
2- We have shown you few pages sample.
3- The file contains all Appendix and Excel sheet
if it exists.
4- We have all what you need, we make update
at every time. There are many new editions
waiting you.
5- If you think you purchased the wrong file You
can contact us at every time, we can replace it
with true one.
Our email:
, Gavin, Criminological and Forensic Psychology, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2024
MCQs
Chapter 1: Psychology and crime
1. The definition of forensic psychology is:
a. application of psychology to criminality;
b. profiling of offenders;
c. application of psychology to the legal processes;
d. providing expert testimony in legal proceedings.
Ans: C
2. Absolute madness was considered when a defendant:
a. committed a particularly heinous crime;
b. could not assist in their own defence;
c. indicated the crime was committed due to hearing voices;
d. rejected legal representation in a court of law.
Ans: B
3. Which philosopher is credited with first discussing the relationship between psychology
and law?
a. Nietzsche;
b. Anaximander;
c. Aristotle;
d. Machiavelli.
Ans: C
4. When did expert witness testimony become accepted?
a. Age of Aquarius;
, Gavin, Criminological and Forensic Psychology, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2024
b. Age of Enlightenment;
c. The Renaissance;
d. The Bronze Age.
Ans: B
5. Forensic psychology can be seen as its own discipline, but also as seen as a specialism
within:
a. Cognitive Neuroscience;
b. Counselling Psychology;
c. Criminal Psychology;
d. Clinical Psychology.
Ans: D
6. Which of the following is not an activity that would be part of a forensic psychologist’s
duties?
a. Statistical analysis of crime trends;
b. Crime scene analysis;
c. Investigation of a crime;
d. Hostage negotiation.
Ans: C
7. A ‘honey trap’ is:
a. law enforcement officers engaging in illegal activities;
b. using an attractive undercover officer to ‘trap’ an offender;
c. a method of capturing a badger;
d. an interrogation technique also known as ‘good cop/bad cop’.
Ans: B
8. Forensic psychologists must have expertise in criminology, psychology, and:
, Gavin, Criminological and Forensic Psychology, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2024
a. pathology;
b. clinical psychology;
c. legal system;
d. plethysmography.
Ans: C
9. The origin of the word psychology is Greek and means:
a. ether;
b. mind;
c. thought;
d. soul.
Ans: D
10. Forensic psychology requires understanding of how the legal process affects all except:
a. the criminal;
b. the victim;
c. the witnesses;
d. none of these.
Ans: D
11. To qualify as a forensic psychologist, a psychology graduate needs to
a. join the police force;
b. complete accredited training programmes;
c. work in a prison;
d. all of these.
Ans: B
, Gavin, Criminological and Forensic Psychology, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2024
MCQs
Chapter 2: Research methods in forensic psychology
1. A forensic psychologist would be expected to carry out research.
a. True.
b. False.
Ans: A
2. Some of the types of research that a forensic psychologist might engage in include the
following, except:
a. biological causes of crime;
b. personality and crime;
c. effectiveness of treatment programmes;
d. economic impact of crime.
Ans: D
3. While journal articles are ideal for conducting a literature review, what may be a more ‘up
to date’ method of obtaining information for a literature search?
a. Conferences;
b. Television programmes;
c. Blogs;
d. Newspapers.
Ans: A
4. Which information resource is considered dubious and is restricted by universities due to
its lack of peer review?
a. Textbooks;
, Gavin, Criminological and Forensic Psychology, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2024
b. PsycINFO;
c. Psychologies magazine;
d. Wikipedia.
Ans: D
5. Developing a research design will require that you explore previous researchers’:
a. methods and theoretical frameworks;
b. funding opportunities;
c. degree classifications;
d. data protection.
Ans: A
6. Correlations cannot be used to establish:
a. the strength of a relationship between two variables;
b. cause and effect;
c. the direction of a relationship between two variables;
d. the theoretical relationship between IQ and criminality.
Ans: B
7. Qualitative research methods are said to be:
a. objective, scientific and open to scrutiny;
b. subjective, include controlled conditions and top-down;
c. subjective, naturalistic, and represent multiple perspectives;
d. subjective, measurements, and statistical relationships.
Ans: C
8. To be able to establish cause and effect between variables, researchers must have:
a. temporal precedence;
b. covariation of cause and effect;
, Gavin, Criminological and Forensic Psychology, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2024
c. statistical significance;
d. all of these.
Ans: D
9. An alternative explanation is
a. The way to examine the paranormal reason for a phenomenon
b. The way to establish outcomes
c. A way to consider the effect of missing variables
d. None of these
Ans: C
10. An example of a group that represents a forensic sample is:
a. football players;
b. victims of crime;
c. students;
d. school teachers.
Ans: B
11. Methods of data collection in forensic psychology research include:
a. psychometrics;
b. correlational designs and surveys;
c. duplicity;
d. qualitative designs.
Ans: C
12. Choice of research method is driven by:
a. researcher bias;
b. research question;
c. research setting;
, Gavin, Criminological and Forensic Psychology, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2024
d. researcher skill.
Ans: B
13. To determine the relationship between frequency of crime and number of convictions,
which analysis might be employed?
a. Chi-square;
b. Related measures t-test;
c. Correlation;
d. Independent measures t-test.
Ans: A
14. What large-scale project measures the extent of crime in the UK?
a. The Census;
b. The General Election;
c. The British Crime Survey;
d. The General Household Survey.
Ans: C
15. No crime figures are 100% accurate because:
a. large numbers of crimes remain unreported;
b. people lie about being victims of crime;
c. large numbers of crimes remain unsolved;
d. Police officers ignore some crimes.
Ans: A
16. Successful conviction rates in rape cases are approximately:
a. 12–15%;
b. 25%;
c. 6%;
, Gavin, Criminological and Forensic Psychology, 3e
SAGE Publishing, 2024
d. 99%.
Ans: C
