Question 1

What are the two basic reasons that police question suspects?

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Question 2

What was the purpose of Kassin and Kiechel's (1996)study using computers and confederates?

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A)  to illustrate the use by police of false incriminating evidence 
B)  to demonstrate the effect of peer pressure in obtaining false confessions 
C)  to illustrate the use by the police of the "good cop/bad cop" routine 
D)  to demonstrate that everyday subjects will confess to an undesirable action that they did not commit

Question 3

What was the underlying conclusion in the findings of Kassin and Kiechel's 1996 study,which had students engage in a computer task?

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Question 4

How does the fundamental attribution error affect jurors' reactions to confessions?

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Question 5

Describe the role a forensic psychologist can play for each of the following clienteles: police departments,courts,and society.

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Question 6

What interrogation tactic was effective in obtaining a confession from Susan Smith,who drowned her two children?

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A)  plea-bargaining 
B)  presentation of false information 
C)  baiting questions 
D)  failure to inform her of her Miranda rights

Question 7

What has been the Supreme Court's position on the use of deception by police during interrogations?

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Question 8

What percentage of confessions are recanted?

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A)  10 
B)  20 
C)  30 
D)  50

Question 9

Describe the contents of police manuals on interrogation.

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Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a type of false confession?

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A)  plea-bargaining 
B)  voluntary 
C)  coerced-compliant 
D)  coerced-internalized

Question 11

What strategy does the "good-cop,bad-cop" procedure reflect?

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A)  maximization 
B)  knowledge bluffing 
C)  baiting questions 
D)  rapport building

Question 12

What is the most commonly observed interrogation tactic from the Reid technique?

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A)  play one offender against the other 
B)  minimize the moral seriousness of the offence 
C)  appeal to the suspect's pride with flattery 
D)  sympathize with suspect by condemning others

Question 13

What do people assume about most confessions?

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A)  They are false. 
B)  They are obtained only with great difficulty. 
C)  They are true. 
D)  They are obtained easily through proper interviewing techniques

Question 14

Which of the following interrogation techniques is illegal in Canada?

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A)  misrepresentation of the facts of the case 
B)  misleading a suspect that accomplices have confessed 
C)  denying suspects food and water for a prolonged period of time 
D)  offering "inducements" to obtain a confession

Question 15

Which of the following statements is NOT an example of minimization?

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A)  "What you did is not at all that unusual." 
B)  "You must have acted on the spur of the moment." 
C)  "You must not feel very guilty." 
D)  "I've seen thousands of cases like yours."

Question 16

What is a general guideline to decide if an interrogation method is acceptable? Using this guideline,should current police practices be modified?

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Question 17

What does the term "third-degree tactics" refer to?

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A)  interrogation methods used at the third and final time of questioning 
B)  interrogation methods reserved for cases of third-degree murder 
C)  interrogation tactics that include brutality and torture 
D)  interrogation tactics used primarily in Third World countries

Question 18

Since false confessions and convictions occur,is it necessary to rethink the punishment we assign?

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Question 19

Describe the differences between the three types of false confessions and give an example of each.

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Question 20

How has your opinion of interrogation techniques,confessions,and court decisions changed as a result of reading your text?

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Exam 7: Police Interrogations and Confessions