PSYC 379 FINAL EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS NEW MODIFIED
EXAM
The psychologist assessing a client's competency needs to ask which of the
following
(a) If the client understands their legal situation
(b) If the client can relate to their attorney
(c) If the client is able to make decisions based on their knowledge about their
legal matters
(d) If the client understand the nature and outcomes of plea agreements
(e) All of the above --CORRECT ANSWER--E
Jim has been arrested for murder, you are hired to assess his competency to
stand trial. In order to determine if Jim requires a more in depth assessment, you
use the competency screening test and Jim scores a 16. What recommendation
would you provide for the next steps?
(a) Jim is fit to stand trial and get proceed with trial proceedings
(b) Jim has possible competency problems and should be assessed further
(c) Jim is incompetent and should be committed to a psychiatric hospital to
restore competency
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,(d) Jim is found unfit to stand trial and requires treatment --CORRECT
ANSWER--B
Which of the following measures does the Georgia Court Competency Test
NOT measure?
(a) General legal knowledge
(b) Courtroom layout
(c) Specific legal knowledge
(d) Understanding of courtroom proceedings --CORRECT ANSWER--D
Bob is arrested for kidnapping and raping a young woman. You are asked to
conduct a competence assessment for him and assess him using a competency
assessment interview. During this interview, he scores an overall score of 3.
What is the recommendation toward his competence?
(a) Bob is competent
(b) Bob is incompetent
(c) There is possible evidence he is competent to stand trial
(d) There is evidence that he will commit a crime similar to this in the future --
CORRECT ANSWER--B
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,The MacArthur Competence Assessment tool assesses which of the following
except
(a) Understanding
(b) Reasoning
(c) Appreciation
(d) Malingering --CORRECT ANSWER--D
Melton et al. (2018) note that psychological testing is unlikely to be of value in
these cases except
(a) Malingering
(b) Cognition
(c) Motivation
(d) All of the above --CORRECT ANSWER--C
How long on average do recent studies report it takes to restore incompetent
patients?
(a) 5 months
(b) 1 - 2 years
(c) 2 - 3 months
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, (d) 3 - 5 years --CORRECT ANSWER--C
According to Gowensmith and Murrie (2022), which factors are not associated
with greater odds of having competency restored?
(a) Younger age
(b) Diagnosis of mood or other non-psychotic disorder
(c) More serious criminal charges
(d) Older age --CORRECT ANSWER--D
According to Gowensmith and Murrie (2022), which of the following factors
are not associated with lower odds of having competency restored?
(a) More serious charges
(b) Less serious charges
(c) Intellectual disability
(d) Poor treatment response
(e) Serious psychiatric illness --CORRECT ANSWER--A
The case of Rex v. Pritchard (1836) formalized what ideas?
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WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS NEW MODIFIED
EXAM
The psychologist assessing a client's competency needs to ask which of the
following
(a) If the client understands their legal situation
(b) If the client can relate to their attorney
(c) If the client is able to make decisions based on their knowledge about their
legal matters
(d) If the client understand the nature and outcomes of plea agreements
(e) All of the above --CORRECT ANSWER--E
Jim has been arrested for murder, you are hired to assess his competency to
stand trial. In order to determine if Jim requires a more in depth assessment, you
use the competency screening test and Jim scores a 16. What recommendation
would you provide for the next steps?
(a) Jim is fit to stand trial and get proceed with trial proceedings
(b) Jim has possible competency problems and should be assessed further
(c) Jim is incompetent and should be committed to a psychiatric hospital to
restore competency
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,(d) Jim is found unfit to stand trial and requires treatment --CORRECT
ANSWER--B
Which of the following measures does the Georgia Court Competency Test
NOT measure?
(a) General legal knowledge
(b) Courtroom layout
(c) Specific legal knowledge
(d) Understanding of courtroom proceedings --CORRECT ANSWER--D
Bob is arrested for kidnapping and raping a young woman. You are asked to
conduct a competence assessment for him and assess him using a competency
assessment interview. During this interview, he scores an overall score of 3.
What is the recommendation toward his competence?
(a) Bob is competent
(b) Bob is incompetent
(c) There is possible evidence he is competent to stand trial
(d) There is evidence that he will commit a crime similar to this in the future --
CORRECT ANSWER--B
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,The MacArthur Competence Assessment tool assesses which of the following
except
(a) Understanding
(b) Reasoning
(c) Appreciation
(d) Malingering --CORRECT ANSWER--D
Melton et al. (2018) note that psychological testing is unlikely to be of value in
these cases except
(a) Malingering
(b) Cognition
(c) Motivation
(d) All of the above --CORRECT ANSWER--C
How long on average do recent studies report it takes to restore incompetent
patients?
(a) 5 months
(b) 1 - 2 years
(c) 2 - 3 months
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, (d) 3 - 5 years --CORRECT ANSWER--C
According to Gowensmith and Murrie (2022), which factors are not associated
with greater odds of having competency restored?
(a) Younger age
(b) Diagnosis of mood or other non-psychotic disorder
(c) More serious criminal charges
(d) Older age --CORRECT ANSWER--D
According to Gowensmith and Murrie (2022), which of the following factors
are not associated with lower odds of having competency restored?
(a) More serious charges
(b) Less serious charges
(c) Intellectual disability
(d) Poor treatment response
(e) Serious psychiatric illness --CORRECT ANSWER--A
The case of Rex v. Pritchard (1836) formalized what ideas?
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