Question 1

_____ states do not allow an exception to the hearsay rule when a child is the alleged victim.

Accepted Answer

A)  Only 9 
B)  All but 10 
C)  About half of the 
D)  Most 
A)  Only 9 
B)  All but 10 
C)  About half of the 
D)  Most

Question 2

There are good reasons why most states allow hearsay testimony when a child is the alleged victim. Which of the following is NOT one of these reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  To shield jurors from the biasing impact of young children's cuteness. 
B)  To protect the victim from being questioned in unusual and formal settings. 
C)  To spare young children the intimidating atmosphere of the courtroom. 
D)  To avoid the traumatic experience for the victim of facing the alleged abuser. 
A)  To shield jurors from the biasing impact of young children's cuteness. 
B)  To protect the victim from being questioned in unusual and formal settings. 
C)  To spare young children the intimidating atmosphere of the courtroom. 
D)  To avoid the traumatic experience for the victim of facing the alleged abuser.

Question 3

Aisha has been going through an emotionally tough time after the separation from her long-term partner, and her psychotherapist suggested some hypnotic sessions. During these sessions, Aisha has started vaguely recalling being fondled by her father as a baby while he was giving her baths. Memories of this type are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious memories. 
B)  regressed memories. 
C)  recovered memories. 
D)  unknown memories. 
A)  unconscious memories. 
B)  regressed memories. 
C)  recovered memories. 
D)  unknown memories.

Question 4

According to the text, children who recant previous allegations of sexual abuse are likely to have been abused by a:

Accepted Answer

A)  stranger. 
B)  parental figure. 
C)  peer. 
D)  priest. 
A)  stranger. 
B)  parental figure. 
C)  peer. 
D)  priest.

Question 5

The repression hypothesis posits that traumatic memories can be maintained in the _____ for years.

Accepted Answer

A)  postconscious 
B)  preconscious 
C)  consciousness 
D)  unconscious 
A)  postconscious 
B)  preconscious 
C)  consciousness 
D)  unconscious

Question 6

There are several conclusions that can be drawn from research on implanting false memories. Which of the following conclusions is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The majority of people in the studies did not succumb to successful "memory implantation." 
B)  If a person is 100% sure the memory is true, it is often a good indicator of a true memory. 
C)  Hypnosis and other therapeutic techniques facilitate the production of implanted memories. 
D)  People who strongly believe in the possibility of recovering a suppressed memory are more likely to recover false memories. 
A)  The majority of people in the studies did not succumb to successful "memory implantation." 
B)  If a person is 100% sure the memory is true, it is often a good indicator of a true memory. 
C)  Hypnosis and other therapeutic techniques facilitate the production of implanted memories. 
D)  People who strongly believe in the possibility of recovering a suppressed memory are more likely to recover false memories.

Question 7

Suggestive questions can best be described as _____ leading questions _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  excluding; not volunteered by the child. 
B)  including; not volunteered by the child. 
C)  excluding; that were unsolicited. 
D)  including; that were solicited. 
A)  excluding; not volunteered by the child. 
B)  including; not volunteered by the child. 
C)  excluding; that were unsolicited. 
D)  including; that were solicited.

Question 8

Elizabeth Loftus is well known for her research on false memories. In one experiment, she created a memory in participants of being lost within a mall. Of the participants in the experiment, _____ "remembered" most or all of the implanted event.

Accepted Answer

A)  5% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  75% 
A)  5% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  75%

Question 9

The concept of repression was developed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  John Watson. 
B)  Albert Bandura. 
C)  Sigmund Freud. 
D)  Elizabeth Loftus. 
A)  John Watson. 
B)  Albert Bandura. 
C)  Sigmund Freud. 
D)  Elizabeth Loftus.

Question 10

When reviewing sexual abuse testimony given by children at trial, it appears that jurors are _____ to believe young children compared to adolescents.

Accepted Answer

A)  less likely 
B)  equally as likely 
C)  more likely 
D)  seldom apt 
A)  less likely 
B)  equally as likely 
C)  more likely 
D)  seldom apt

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

_____ states do not allow an exception to the hearsay rule when a child is the alleged victim.

There are good reasons why most states allow hearsay testimony when a child is the alleged victim. Which of the following is NOT one of these reasons?

According to the text, children who recant previous allegations of sexual abuse are likely to have been abused by a:

The repression hypothesis posits that traumatic memories can be maintained in the _____ for years.

There are several conclusions that can be drawn from research on implanting false memories. Which of the following conclusions is NOT correct?

Suggestive questions can best be described as _____ leading questions _____.

Elizabeth Loftus is well known for her research on false memories. In one experiment, she created a memory in participants of being lost within a mall. Of the participants in the experiment, _____ "remembered" most or all of the implanted event.

The concept of repression was developed by:

When reviewing sexual abuse testimony given by children at trial, it appears that jurors are _____ to believe young children compared to adolescents.

Section 1: Psychology and Law: a Cautious Alliance

Section 2: Psychology and Law: a Cautious Alliance

Section 3: Psychology and Law: a Cautious Alliance

Section 1: Interrogations and Confessions

Section 2: Interrogations and Confessions

Section 3: Interrogations and Confessions

Section 1: Lie Detection

Section 2: Lie Detection

Section 3: Lie Detection

Section 1: The Psychology of Forensic Identification: Dna, Fingerprints, and Physical Trace Evidence

Section 2: The Psychology of Forensic Identification: Dna, Fingerprints, and Physical Trace Evidence

Section 3: The Psychology of Forensic Identification: Dna, Fingerprints, and Physical Trace Evidence

Section 1: Criminal Profiling and Psychological Autopsies

Section 2: Criminal Profiling and Psychological Autopsies

Section 3: Criminal Profiling and Psychological Autopsies

Section 1: Child Sexual Abuse: Interviewing Children and the Recovered Memories of Adults

Section 2: Child Sexual Abuse: Interviewing Children and the Recovered Memories of Adults

Section 3: Child Sexual Abuse: Interviewing Children and the Recovered Memories of Adults

Section 1: Eyewitness Identification and Testimony

Section 2: Eyewitness Identification and Testimony

Section 3: Eyewitness Identification and Testimony

Section 1: Competency to Stand Trial

Section 2: Competency to Stand Trial

Section 3: Competency to Stand Trial

Section 1: Jury Selection and Trial Procedure

Section 2: Jury Selection and Trial Procedure

Section 3: Jury Selection and Trial Procedure

Section 1: The Insanity Defense

Section 2: The Insanity Defense

Section 3: The Insanity Defense

Section 1: Battered Woman Syndrome, Rape Trauma Syndrome, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Section 3: Battered Woman Syndrome, Rape Trauma Syndrome, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Section 1: Juries and Judges As Decision Makers

Section 2: Juries and Judges As Decision Makers

Section 3 Juries and Judges As Decision Makers

Section 1: Child Custody Disputes

Section 2: Child Custody Disputes

Section 3: Child Custody Disputes

Section 1: Workplace Law: Harassment, Discrimination, and Fairness

Section 2: Workplace Law: Harassment, Discrimination, and Fairness

Section 3: Workplace Law: Harassment, Discrimination, and Fairness

Section 1: Predicting Violent Behavior: the Psychology of Risk Assessment

Section 2: Predicting Violent Behavior: the Psychology of Risk Assessment

Section 3: Predicting Violent Behavior: the Psychology of Risk Assessment

Section 1: Corrections: Sentencing, Imprisonment, and Alternatives

Section 2: Corrections: Sentencing, Imprisonment, and Alternatives

Section 3: Corrections: Sentencing, Imprisonment, and Alternatives

Section 1: The Death Penalty

Section 2: The Death Penalty

Section 3: The Death Penalty

Filters

Suggestive questions can best be described as _ leading questions _.