Exam 3: Psychology of Investigations

According to the text, criminal profiling is often depicted in the media as more ______ than it is in reality.

Before viewing a lineup, it is important that a witness be told that ______.

Psychological research has established that human behavior is more consistent ______ than ______.

The majority of police investigators believe that profiling can be useful.

What is the predominant method of interviewing and interrogation used by police in the United States?

Which individual would be the most affected by the passage of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act?

Which answer choice illustrates a flaw in profiling?

The goal of profiling is to predict who will commit a crime.

The psychological autopsy attempts to reconstruct the deceased person's state of mind prior to his or her death.

Research suggests that the best way to detect deception is through ______ cues.

Which statement about hypnosis is correct?

The term ______ refers to the tendency of investigators to prefer information that supports their own perspective, while ignoring other aspects that may not fit.

Which hypothesis is a possible explanation for own-race bias?

Research suggests that the great majority of individuals who confess to crimes are innocent.

Which polygraph test is viewed the most favorably by researchers?

One of the major consumers of psychological autopsies is the ______.

Devin is a 16-year-old who confessed to burglary because he just wanted to go home after a long interrogation. Devin is displaying ______.

What is one criticism with the predominant method of interrogation used in the United States?

Actuarial predictions are based on statistical probability and data rather than subjective experience.

Martin Orne became an authority on hypnosis as a result of his skillful examination of which infamous criminal?