Exam 6: A: Child Victims and Witnesses

Which of the following factors was consistently associated with a higher proportion of guilty verdicts across the studies of historical child sexual abuse (HCSA)described in your text?

When asked to describe a culprit,both children and adults tend to be accurate describing:

Which of the following is not one of the CBCA criterion listed in your text?

Research suggests that the accuracy of children's reporting is highly dependent on:

Which of the following statements is false with respect to direct questioning techniques used with children?

What are the two types of prompts found in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Interview protocol?

False memory syndrome is a term coined to describe what?

In Leichtman and Ceci's Sam Stone study (1995),which condition led to the highest level of accuracy and which condition led to the lowest level of accuracy?

Under the new Canada Evidence Act,section 16.1,how do children testify?

In your text,some problems have been identified with respect to use of anatomically detailed dolls to diagnose child sexual abuse.One of these problems is that:

According to a 2008 incidence report of child maltreatment cases in Canada,the most common form of abuse substantiated was:

Which of the following is not part of the criteria specified by Lindsay and Read (1995)when determining the veracity of a recovered memory?

The presence of a non-natural parent (i.e.,step-parent)in the household was identified as a risk factor for:

Several alternatives to child in-court testimony have been identified.Which alternative is not permissible in the Canadian court system?

Approximately what percentage of the sample in Porter and Birt's study (2001)reports sexual assault or abuse as their most traumatic memory?

Police estimate how many children are invited to meet for a sexual encounter over the internet?

Which of the following is not a category of child maltreatment in Canada?

Select the correct order of the following "steps" employed in the Step-Wise Interview:

What is the maximum prison sentence for someone convicted of using the Internet to communicate with a child for the purpose of committing a sexual act?

A police officer is interviewing 6-year old Timmy about suspected child sexual abuse by showing him a series of cue cards across different categories and asking him to talk about the suspected abuse while being prompted for details via the cue cards.What interviewing procedure is the police officer using?