Exam 3: Psychology of Investigations

Kassin contends that there are five myths of confessions that are prevalent in the criminal justice system. Identify these myths.

A method of identifying crimes that are likely to have been committed by the same offender because of similarities across the crimes is referred to as ______.

Explain the two major theoretical perspectives for explaining the effects of hypnosis. How can hypnosis be most helpful in investigations?

Define sequential lineup, simultaneous lineup, double-blind lineup, and show-up.

An interrogator who wants to increase cognitive load on a suspect would take which of the following actions?

Hypnosis is a form of sleepwalking.

The earliest forms of crime scene profiling were based on clinical data.

The United Kingdom's Centre for Investigative Psychology focuses on a(n) ______ approach to criminal scene profiling, while the Federal Bureau of Investigation focuses on a(n) ______ approach.

While crime scene profiling is based on a(n) ______ individual; psychological autopsy is based on a(n) ______ individual.

Why do many professionals prefer the term behavioral analysis to profiling?

Racial profiling is an example of ______.

Describe the three processes involved in deception. What does the research tell us about how investigators can best detect deception in an individual?

Law enforcement agencies report the most commonly used method for eyewitness identification is the ______.

Polygraphs are no longer used in law enforcement.

Which type of information, critical to a psychological autopsy, is most difficult to obtain?

Highly unique faces are easier to identify than plain or average faces.

Jacob was a 23-year-old male with a history of depression who died after jumping from the third floor of the Pine Hills indoor mall. The death occurred on a Saturday morning and many shoppers witnessed the entire incident. Which type of psychological autopsy will most likely be performed on Jacob?

In order to be legal in the United States, a show-up must ______.

Which type of profiling is often performed for insurance purposes?

Kim Rossmo developed a program that attempts to pinpoint the location of an offender's residence and/or base of operations. This program is called ______.