Question 1

What are the two basic reasons that police question suspects?

Accepted Answer

The two basic reasons that police questi

Question 2

What was the purpose of Kassin and Kiechel's (1996)study using computers and confederates?

Accepted Answer

A)  to illustrate the use by police of false incriminating evidence 
B)  to demonstrate the effect of peer pressure in obtaining false confessions 
C)  to illustrate the use by the police of the "good cop/bad cop" routine 
D)  to demonstrate that everyday subjects will confess to an undesirable action that they did not commit 
A)  to illustrate the use by police of false incriminating evidence 
B)  to demonstrate the effect of peer pressure in obtaining false confessions 
C)  to illustrate the use by the police of the "good cop/bad cop" routine 
D)  to demonstrate that everyday subjects will confess to an undesirable action that they did not commit

Question 3

What was the underlying conclusion in the findings of Kassin and Kiechel's 1996 study,which had students engage in a computer task?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What was the underlying conclusion in the...

Question 4

How does the fundamental attribution error affect jurors' reactions to confessions?

Accepted Answer

The fundamental attribution error (FAE)

Question 5

Describe the role a forensic psychologist can play for each of the following clienteles: police departments,courts,and society.

Accepted Answer

Forensic psychologists can play a crucia

Question 6

What interrogation tactic was effective in obtaining a confession from Susan Smith,who drowned her two children?

Accepted Answer

A)  plea-bargaining 
B)  presentation of false information 
C)  baiting questions 
D)  failure to inform her of her Miranda rights 
A)  plea-bargaining 
B)  presentation of false information 
C)  baiting questions 
D)  failure to inform her of her Miranda rights

Question 7

What has been the Supreme Court's position on the use of deception by police during interrogations?

Accepted Answer

The United States Supreme Court has addr

Question 8

What percentage of confessions are recanted?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  50 
A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  50

Question 9

Describe the contents of police manuals on interrogation.

Accepted Answer

Police manuals on interrogation typicall

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a type of false confession?

Accepted Answer

A)  plea-bargaining 
B)  voluntary 
C)  coerced-compliant 
D)  coerced-internalized 
A)  plea-bargaining 
B)  voluntary 
C)  coerced-compliant 
D)  coerced-internalized

Question 11

What strategy does the "good-cop,bad-cop" procedure reflect?

Accepted Answer

A)  maximization 
B)  knowledge bluffing 
C)  baiting questions 
D)  rapport building 
A)  maximization 
B)  knowledge bluffing 
C)  baiting questions 
D)  rapport building

Question 12

What is the most commonly observed interrogation tactic from the Reid technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  play one offender against the other 
B)  minimize the moral seriousness of the offence 
C)  appeal to the suspect's pride with flattery 
D)  sympathize with suspect by condemning others 
A)  play one offender against the other 
B)  minimize the moral seriousness of the offence 
C)  appeal to the suspect's pride with flattery 
D)  sympathize with suspect by condemning others

Question 13

What do people assume about most confessions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are false. 
B)  They are obtained only with great difficulty. 
C)  They are true. 
D)  They are obtained easily through proper interviewing techniques 
A)  They are false. 
B)  They are obtained only with great difficulty. 
C)  They are true. 
D)  They are obtained easily through proper interviewing techniques

Question 14

Which of the following interrogation techniques is illegal in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  misrepresentation of the facts of the case 
B)  misleading a suspect that accomplices have confessed 
C)  denying suspects food and water for a prolonged period of time 
D)  offering "inducements" to obtain a confession 
A)  misrepresentation of the facts of the case 
B)  misleading a suspect that accomplices have confessed 
C)  denying suspects food and water for a prolonged period of time 
D)  offering "inducements" to obtain a confession

Question 15

Which of the following statements is NOT an example of minimization?

Accepted Answer

A)  "What you did is not at all that unusual." 
B)  "You must have acted on the spur of the moment." 
C)  "You must not feel very guilty." 
D)  "I've seen thousands of cases like yours." 
A)  "What you did is not at all that unusual." 
B)  "You must have acted on the spur of the moment." 
C)  "You must not feel very guilty." 
D)  "I've seen thousands of cases like yours."

Question 16

What is a general guideline to decide if an interrogation method is acceptable? Using this guideline,should current police practices be modified?

Accepted Answer

A general guideline to decide if an inte

Question 17

What does the term "third-degree tactics" refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  interrogation methods used at the third and final time of questioning 
B)  interrogation methods reserved for cases of third-degree murder 
C)  interrogation tactics that include brutality and torture 
D)  interrogation tactics used primarily in Third World countries 
A)  interrogation methods used at the third and final time of questioning 
B)  interrogation methods reserved for cases of third-degree murder 
C)  interrogation tactics that include brutality and torture 
D)  interrogation tactics used primarily in Third World countries

Question 18

Since false confessions and convictions occur,is it necessary to rethink the punishment we assign?

Accepted Answer

The occurrence of false confessions and

Question 19

Describe the differences between the three types of false confessions and give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

The three types of false confessions are

Question 20

How has your opinion of interrogation techniques,confessions,and court decisions changed as a result of reading your text?

Accepted Answer

After reading the text, my opinion of in

What are the two basic reasons that police question suspects?

What was the purpose of Kassin and Kiechel's (1996)study using computers and confederates?

What was the underlying conclusion in the findings of Kassin and Kiechel's 1996 study,which had students engage in a computer task?

How does the fundamental attribution error affect jurors' reactions to confessions?

Describe the role a forensic psychologist can play for each of the following clienteles: police departments,courts,and society.

What interrogation tactic was effective in obtaining a confession from Susan Smith,who drowned her two children?

What has been the Supreme Court's position on the use of deception by police during interrogations?

What percentage of confessions are recanted?

Describe the contents of police manuals on interrogation.

Which of the following is NOT a type of false confession?

What strategy does the "good-cop,bad-cop" procedure reflect?

What is the most commonly observed interrogation tactic from the Reid technique?

What do people assume about most confessions?

Which of the following interrogation techniques is illegal in Canada?

Which of the following statements is NOT an example of minimization?

What is a general guideline to decide if an interrogation method is acceptable? Using this guideline,should current police practices be modified?

What does the term "third-degree tactics" refer to?

Since false confessions and convictions occur,is it necessary to rethink the punishment we assign?

Describe the differences between the three types of false confessions and give an example of each.

How has your opinion of interrogation techniques,confessions,and court decisions changed as a result of reading your text?

An Analysis of the Field of Forensic Psychology

Roles and Responsibilities of Forensic Psychologists

The Police: Selection, Training, and Evaluation

Criminal Profiling

Deception Detection in the Legal System

Remembering Crime

The Psychology of the Jury

Criminal Responsibility and Competency to Stand Trial

Intimate Partner Violence, Homicide and Stalking

Sexual Offenders

The Psychology of Child and Adult Sexual Assault Victims

Psychopathy: History, Assessment, Etiology, and Its Association With Violence

The Role of Psychology in Sentencing, Parole, and Dangerous Offender Hearings in Canada

The Promising Future of Forensic Psychology in Canada

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Exam 7: Police Interrogations and Confessions

What are the two basic reasons that police question suspects?

What was the purpose of Kassin and Kiechel's (1996)study using computers and confederates?

What was the underlying conclusion in the findings of Kassin and Kiechel's 1996 study,which had students engage in a computer task?

How does the fundamental attribution error affect jurors' reactions to confessions?

Describe the role a forensic psychologist can play for each of the following clienteles: police departments,courts,and society.

What interrogation tactic was effective in obtaining a confession from Susan Smith,who drowned her two children?

What has been the Supreme Court's position on the use of deception by police during interrogations?

What percentage of confessions are recanted?

Describe the contents of police manuals on interrogation.

Which of the following is NOT a type of false confession?

What strategy does the "good-cop,bad-cop" procedure reflect?

What is the most commonly observed interrogation tactic from the Reid technique?

What do people assume about most confessions?

Which of the following interrogation techniques is illegal in Canada?

Which of the following statements is NOT an example of minimization?

What is a general guideline to decide if an interrogation method is acceptable? Using this guideline,should current police practices be modified?

What does the term "third-degree tactics" refer to?

Since false confessions and convictions occur,is it necessary to rethink the punishment we assign?

Describe the differences between the three types of false confessions and give an example of each.

How has your opinion of interrogation techniques,confessions,and court decisions changed as a result of reading your text?

An Analysis of the Field of Forensic Psychology

Roles and Responsibilities of Forensic Psychologists

The Police: Selection, Training, and Evaluation

Criminal Profiling

Deception Detection in the Legal System

Remembering Crime

The Psychology of the Jury

Criminal Responsibility and Competency to Stand Trial

Intimate Partner Violence, Homicide and Stalking

Sexual Offenders

The Psychology of Child and Adult Sexual Assault Victims

Psychopathy: History, Assessment, Etiology, and Its Association With Violence

The Role of Psychology in Sentencing, Parole, and Dangerous Offender Hearings in Canada

The Promising Future of Forensic Psychology in Canada

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