Exam 11: Section 2: Battered Woman Syndrome, Rape Trauma Syndrome, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Research has shown that children _____ sometimes have difficulty distinguishing between imagined and real events.

It is especially important to record the _____ with the child because _____.

According to the text, the use of an anatomically detailed doll with children less than 6 years of age _____ the number of false allegations of sexual abuse.

In the 2000s, claims of recovered memories ______, mostly in response to _____.

Research has demonstrated that some techniques used in interviewing children in abuse cases have proven to be helpful. These techniques include all of the following EXCEPT:

Much research has demonstrated that most victims of traumatic events _____ memories of the episode.

According to the text, children who supposedly suffer from child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome (CSAAS) are likely to show behavioral symptoms that could also be evident in children misled into admitting such abuse. These symptoms include all of the following EXCEPT:

In a subsequent series of experiments, Hyman and his colleagues set out to create "memories" of even more unusual false events than "being lost in the mall". The results of this study showed that _____ of the participants developing false recollections.

What is the best description of the NICHD Investigative Interview protocol?

"Tell me everything that happened" is an example of an open-ended request, which is considered a(n) _____ prompt in the NICHD protocol.

It is important to avoid bias when interviewing a possible victim or witness. This is particularly true with children. One technique that may be used to avoid bias when interviewing children is the National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) Investigative Interview Protocol. The NICHD Protocol aims to accomplish all of the following EXCEPT:

In some cases, so-called memories of past abuse have "surfaced" as a result of the _____ of the alleged victim while under hypnosis or guided imagery.

Two components of the presumed child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome (CSAAS) are the denial of abuse and recantation of abuse. Researchers who analyzed actual interviews with sexually abused children found that, in reality, denial and recantation of abuse:

One reason why adult hearsay witness testimony may be perceived differently from that of a child, is that:

When NICHD procedures are followed, interviews with children are _____ recorded on video.

Another way that children are able to testify in a case is through the use of a closed-circuit television (CCTV). Its use allows the judge and jury to see the child without exposing the alleged victim to the emotional trauma that may present itself while in the presence of the defendant. In the case of Maryland v. Craig, the Court decided that the _____ the child _____ the defendant's right to confront his or her accuser.

Hearsay testimony is sometimes admissible in trials where a child is an alleged victim because:

Testifying about what someone else said outside of court is called:

According to research noted in the text, jurors that heard both adult hearsay witnesses and child testimony deemed the hearsay testimony:

We should be especially skeptical of allegedly recovered memories in the following conditions EXCEPT: