Question 1

With regards to suggestive questions,adults' responses are

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A) not affected at all. 
B) altered somewhat. 
C) more strongly affected than children's responses. 
D) the same as children's responses. 
A) not affected at all. 
B) altered somewhat. 
C) more strongly affected than children's responses. 
D) the same as children's responses.

Question 2

In cases of alleged sexual abuse of children,a psychologist

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A) almost always testifies for the prosecution. 
B) almost always testifies for the defense. 
C) could testify for either side. 
D) is hired,by the court,as an impartial expert. 
A) almost always testifies for the prosecution. 
B) almost always testifies for the defense. 
C) could testify for either side. 
D) is hired,by the court,as an impartial expert.

Question 3

Is it acceptable for states to confine sexual offenders after completion of their prison sentences if they are assessed to be a continuing threat?

Accepted Answer

The acceptability of confining sexual of

Question 4

In the McMartin Preschool trial,one child was cross-examined for

Accepted Answer

A) 15 ½ hours. 
B) 15 ½ days. 
C) 15 ½ weeks. 
D) one year in total. 
A) 15 ½ hours. 
B) 15 ½ days. 
C) 15 ½ weeks. 
D) one year in total.

Question 5

Psychologists cannot testify about

Accepted Answer

A) the suggestive nature of questions in an interview. 
B) whether a child is telling the truth about being sexually abused. 
C) how false memories can be planted. 
D) the influence of misleading information on a child's accuracy. 
A) the suggestive nature of questions in an interview. 
B) whether a child is telling the truth about being sexually abused. 
C) how false memories can be planted. 
D) the influence of misleading information on a child's accuracy.

Question 6

What types of testimony might psychologists give as expert witnesses in sexual abuse cases?

Accepted Answer

Psychologists may provide expert testimo

Question 7

How many children made errors because of the use of reinforcement and social influence techniques by interviewers in the Garven et al.study?

Accepted Answer

A) 20% 
B) 40% 
C) 60% 
D) 80% 
A) 20% 
B) 40% 
C) 60% 
D) 80%

Question 8

The criterion-based content analysis technique was developed in what country?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) Canada 
C) Germany 
D) France 
A) United States 
B) Canada 
C) Germany 
D) France

Question 9

Describe the facts and the disposition of charges in the McMartin Preschool case.How did the police contribute to the problem?

Accepted Answer

The McMartin Preschool case was a highly

Question 10

Testimony by a psychologist for the defense in a case of alleged sexual abuse of a child might reflect all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) whether prosecution experts met Daubert standards. 
B) proof of the validity of the child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome. 
C) how false memories can be implanted in children and adults. 
D) how leading questions can create suggestibility and false reports by children. 
A) whether prosecution experts met Daubert standards. 
B) proof of the validity of the child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome. 
C) how false memories can be implanted in children and adults. 
D) how leading questions can create suggestibility and false reports by children.

Question 11

A paraphilia is a

Accepted Answer

A) type of neurotic obsession. 
B) mental disorder that reflects sexual deviancy. 
C) desire to kill one's parents. 
D) manifestation of psychopathic behavior. 
A) type of neurotic obsession. 
B) mental disorder that reflects sexual deviancy. 
C) desire to kill one's parents. 
D) manifestation of psychopathic behavior.

Question 12

What is NOT a criteria in determining whether a child is competent to testify?

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A) Is the child able to testify in court? 
B) Does the child have an advanced enough moral development? 
C) Does the child have sufficient memory for the events? 
D) Does the child know the difference between truth and falsehood? 
A) Is the child able to testify in court? 
B) Does the child have an advanced enough moral development? 
C) Does the child have sufficient memory for the events? 
D) Does the child know the difference between truth and falsehood?

Question 13

Research in children's memory concludes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Children are often more susceptible to suggestion than adults. 
B) Children are not as suggestible as many adults believe them to be. 
C) Both A and B are correct 
D) None of the above 
A) Children are often more susceptible to suggestion than adults. 
B) Children are not as suggestible as many adults believe them to be. 
C) Both A and B are correct 
D) None of the above

Question 14

An investigator considers the statements made by a child in a case of alleged sexual abuse to determine if they are truthful or untruthful.Particularemphasis is placed on whether the statement seems coherent,has sufficientdetail,and seems spontaneous rather than rehearsed.Which procedure is beingused here?

Accepted Answer

A) Statement Validity Checklist 
B) Criteria-based content analysis 
C) SIRR technique 
D) M scale 
A) Statement Validity Checklist 
B) Criteria-based content analysis 
C) SIRR technique 
D) M scale

Question 15

A review by Vrij (2005) on statement validity assessment (SVA) concluded that the procedure

Accepted Answer

A) is not ethical. 
B) does not meet the Daubert guidelines. 
C) is of no use in police investigations. 
D) does not detect true versus fabricated stories at greater than chance. 
A) is not ethical. 
B) does not meet the Daubert guidelines. 
C) is of no use in police investigations. 
D) does not detect true versus fabricated stories at greater than chance.

Question 16

Evaluate the use of anatomically detailed dolls.Do courts generally allow the use of the dolls? Give examples.

Accepted Answer

Anatomically detailed dolls, also known

Question 17

Telling a child that "every single other kid in class told us something gross happened" is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) use of positive and negative consequences. 
B) inviting speculation. 
C) the implication of confirmation by other people. 
D) repetitious questioning. 
A) use of positive and negative consequences. 
B) inviting speculation. 
C) the implication of confirmation by other people. 
D) repetitious questioning.

Question 18

What is criterion-based content analysis? Describe some of the criteria used in this procedure.

Accepted Answer

Criterion-based content analysis is a re

Question 19

The use of a semitransparent screen placed between the defendant and child testifying was not approved by the Supreme Court in Coy v.Iowa,1988Because it violated which amendment?

Accepted Answer

A) 3rd 
B) 5th 
C) 6th 
D) 8th 
A) 3rd 
B) 5th 
C) 6th 
D) 8th

Question 20

The position of the American Psychological Association's working group on repressed or recovered memories is reflected in which of the followingstatements?

Accepted Answer

A) Most people who are sexually abused as children remember all or part of what happened to them. 
B) It is possible for memories of abuse that have been forgotten for a long time to be remembered. 
C) Both of the above statements 
D) Neither of the above two statements 
A) Most people who are sexually abused as children remember all or part of what happened to them. 
B) It is possible for memories of abuse that have been forgotten for a long time to be remembered. 
C) Both of the above statements 
D) Neither of the above two statements

With regards to suggestive questions,adults' responses are

In cases of alleged sexual abuse of children,a psychologist

Is it acceptable for states to confine sexual offenders after completion of their prison sentences if they are assessed to be a continuing threat?

In the McMartin Preschool trial,one child was cross-examined for

Psychologists cannot testify about

What types of testimony might psychologists give as expert witnesses in sexual abuse cases?

How many children made errors because of the use of reinforcement and social influence techniques by interviewers in the Garven et al.study?

The criterion-based content analysis technique was developed in what country?

Describe the facts and the disposition of charges in the McMartin Preschool case.How did the police contribute to the problem?

Testimony by a psychologist for the defense in a case of alleged sexual abuse of a child might reflect all of the following EXCEPT

A paraphilia is a

What is NOT a criteria in determining whether a child is competent to testify?

Research in children's memory concludes which of the following?

A review by Vrij (2005) on statement validity assessment (SVA) concluded that the procedure

Evaluate the use of anatomically detailed dolls.Do courts generally allow the use of the dolls? Give examples.

Telling a child that "every single other kid in class told us something gross happened" is an example of

What is criterion-based content analysis? Describe some of the criteria used in this procedure.

The use of a semitransparent screen placed between the defendant and child testifying was not approved by the Supreme Court in Coy v.Iowa,1988Because it violated which amendment?

The position of the American Psychological Association's working group on repressed or recovered memories is reflected in which of the followingstatements?

Forensic Psychology: Promises and Problems

Forensic Psychologists: Roles and Responsibilities

Psychology and Law Enforcement: Selection, Training, and Evaluation

Techniques of Criminal Investigation: Profiling, Psychological Autopsies, Hypnosis, and Lie Detection

Insanity and Competency

From Dangerousness to Risk Assessment: Violence, Sexual Offending, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, and Suicide

Syndrome Evidence: Battered Woman Syndrome and Rape Trauma Syndrome

Child Custody and Related Decisions

Improving Eyewitness Identification Procedures

Interrogations and Confessions

Discrimination

Sexual Harassment

Death Penalty Trials and Appeals

Influencing Public Policy

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Exam 8: Child Sexual Abuse

With regards to suggestive questions,adults' responses are

In cases of alleged sexual abuse of children,a psychologist

Is it acceptable for states to confine sexual offenders after completion of their prison sentences if they are assessed to be a continuing threat?

In the McMartin Preschool trial,one child was cross-examined for

Psychologists cannot testify about

What types of testimony might psychologists give as expert witnesses in sexual abuse cases?

How many children made errors because of the use of reinforcement and social influence techniques by interviewers in the Garven et al.study?

The criterion-based content analysis technique was developed in what country?

Describe the facts and the disposition of charges in the McMartin Preschool case.How did the police contribute to the problem?

Testimony by a psychologist for the defense in a case of alleged sexual abuse of a child might reflect all of the following EXCEPT

A paraphilia is a

What is NOT a criteria in determining whether a child is competent to testify?

Research in children's memory concludes which of the following?

A review by Vrij (2005) on statement validity assessment (SVA) concluded that the procedure

Evaluate the use of anatomically detailed dolls.Do courts generally allow the use of the dolls? Give examples.

Telling a child that "every single other kid in class told us something gross happened" is an example of

What is criterion-based content analysis? Describe some of the criteria used in this procedure.

The use of a semitransparent screen placed between the defendant and child testifying was not approved by the Supreme Court in Coy v.Iowa,1988Because it violated which amendment?

The position of the American Psychological Association's working group on repressed or recovered memories is reflected in which of the followingstatements?

Forensic Psychology: Promises and Problems

Forensic Psychologists: Roles and Responsibilities

Psychology and Law Enforcement: Selection, Training, and Evaluation

Techniques of Criminal Investigation: Profiling, Psychological Autopsies, Hypnosis, and Lie Detection

Insanity and Competency

From Dangerousness to Risk Assessment: Violence, Sexual Offending, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, and Suicide

Syndrome Evidence: Battered Woman Syndrome and Rape Trauma Syndrome

Child Custody and Related Decisions

Improving Eyewitness Identification Procedures

Interrogations and Confessions

Discrimination

Sexual Harassment

Death Penalty Trials and Appeals

Influencing Public Policy

Filters