WRIGHTSMANS PSYCHOLOGY AND THE
LEGAL SYSTEM 9TH EDITION GREENE TEST
BANK EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
2026 GRADED A+
⩥ Legal custody. Answer: Decision-making rights.
⩥ Physical custody. Answer: Where the child lives.
⩥ Joint custody. Answer: Shared rights.
⩥ Sole custody. Answer: One parent has primary rights.
⩥ Predicisional Distortion. Answer: Jurors distort new evidence to fit
early beliefs.
⩥ John W. Hinckley Jr. Case. Answer: Attempted Reagan assassination;
found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity; led to reforms in insanity laws.
⩥ Criminogenic Needs. Answer: Dynamic risk factors leading to
reoffending (antisocial attitudes, substance abuse, criminal peers, etc.).
, ⩥ Countries Reintroducing Jury Trials. Answer: Various reintroductions
noted internationally; covered in comparative-law sections.
⩥ Authoritarian Personality Effects. Answer: Linked to harsh
sentencing, punitive attitudes, and strong support for authority.
⩥ Generic Prejudice. Answer: Broad prejudice toward a group that can
influence juror decisions.
⩥ Choosing an Expert Witness. Answer: Based on credentials,
experience, impartiality; subject to admissibility hearings.
⩥ Warren McCleskey Case. Answer: Statistical racial disparities in the
death penalty insufficient without proof of discriminatory intent.
⩥ Ford v. Wainwright (1986). Answer: Execution of the insane is
unconstitutional; requires procedures to determine competence.
⩥ First State Requiring Hormonal Treatment for Repeat Child
Molesters. Answer: Referenced in text; varies by statute—consult
specific edition note.
⩥ Judge's Limiting Instructions. Answer: Often ineffective; sometimes
backfire due to psychological reactance.
LEGAL SYSTEM 9TH EDITION GREENE TEST
BANK EXAM QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
2026 GRADED A+
⩥ Legal custody. Answer: Decision-making rights.
⩥ Physical custody. Answer: Where the child lives.
⩥ Joint custody. Answer: Shared rights.
⩥ Sole custody. Answer: One parent has primary rights.
⩥ Predicisional Distortion. Answer: Jurors distort new evidence to fit
early beliefs.
⩥ John W. Hinckley Jr. Case. Answer: Attempted Reagan assassination;
found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity; led to reforms in insanity laws.
⩥ Criminogenic Needs. Answer: Dynamic risk factors leading to
reoffending (antisocial attitudes, substance abuse, criminal peers, etc.).
, ⩥ Countries Reintroducing Jury Trials. Answer: Various reintroductions
noted internationally; covered in comparative-law sections.
⩥ Authoritarian Personality Effects. Answer: Linked to harsh
sentencing, punitive attitudes, and strong support for authority.
⩥ Generic Prejudice. Answer: Broad prejudice toward a group that can
influence juror decisions.
⩥ Choosing an Expert Witness. Answer: Based on credentials,
experience, impartiality; subject to admissibility hearings.
⩥ Warren McCleskey Case. Answer: Statistical racial disparities in the
death penalty insufficient without proof of discriminatory intent.
⩥ Ford v. Wainwright (1986). Answer: Execution of the insane is
unconstitutional; requires procedures to determine competence.
⩥ First State Requiring Hormonal Treatment for Repeat Child
Molesters. Answer: Referenced in text; varies by statute—consult
specific edition note.
⩥ Judge's Limiting Instructions. Answer: Often ineffective; sometimes
backfire due to psychological reactance.
