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Test Bank For
Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System, 10th
Edition Kirk HeilbrunEdie GreeneAmy Bradfield
Douglass
Chapter 1-15
Chapter 01
Which is the purpose of laws?
1.
a. Legislate moral behavior
b. Control human nature
c. Serve as a mechanism for conflict resolution
d. All of these are correct.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Understand
REFERENCES: The Importance of Laws
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: Laws Help Resolve Conflict and Protect the Public
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:21 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/27/2023 5:22 AM
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, What is the purpose of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S.
2.
Constitution?
a. Prevents undue searches and seizures
b. It safeguards us against self-incrimination
c. Protects spouses from testifying against spouses
d. Provides the right to peaceful protest
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Understand
REFERENCES: The Importance of Laws
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: The Changing of Laws
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:29 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/27/2023 5:30 AM
3. Edward Rosenheimer was charged with a hit-and-run accident,
but he claimed that the law requiring him to report the accident
to the police was unconstitutional because it forced him to
incriminate himself, violating the U.S. Constitution. A New
York judge agreed and released him from custody. This case
eventually came before the New York Court of Appeals; what
was this court‘s decision?
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, Rosenheimer‘s original verdict was upheld because the law
a.
forcing him to incriminate himself was said by this court to
be unconstitutional.
b. Rosenheimer was released from custody because the Court
of General Sessions in New York State said that the hit-and-
run regulation should be removed because of
unconstitutionality.
c. The New York Court of Appeals concluded that the right to
avoid self-incrimination did not outweigh the right of
injured persons to seek redress for their sufferings.
d. The New York Court of Appeals concluded that the right of
injured persons to seek redress for their sufferings did not
outweigh the right to avoid self-incrimination.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Apply
REFERENCES: The Importance of Laws
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: The Changing of Laws
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:30 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/27/2023 5:31 AM
4. Which type of researcher is concerned with comparing laws (and
mechanisms for instituting and altering laws) in different
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, societies and relating them to other characteristics of these
societies?
a. Anthropologist
b. Sociologist
c. Philosopher
d. Psychologist
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Think Critically
REFERENCES: The Psychological Study of Law
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/27/2023 5:32 AM
If a researcher is interested in the study a specific society and
5.
examines its institutions (e.g., the family, the church, or the
subculture) to determine their role in developing adherence to
the law, that researcher is most likely which of these? a.
Psychologist
b. Sociologist
c. Anthropologist
d. Philosopher
ANSWER: b
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Test Bank For
Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System, 10th
Edition Kirk HeilbrunEdie GreeneAmy Bradfield
Douglass
Chapter 1-15
Chapter 01
Which is the purpose of laws?
1.
a. Legislate moral behavior
b. Control human nature
c. Serve as a mechanism for conflict resolution
d. All of these are correct.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Understand
REFERENCES: The Importance of Laws
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: Laws Help Resolve Conflict and Protect the Public
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:21 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/27/2023 5:22 AM
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, What is the purpose of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S.
2.
Constitution?
a. Prevents undue searches and seizures
b. It safeguards us against self-incrimination
c. Protects spouses from testifying against spouses
d. Provides the right to peaceful protest
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Understand
REFERENCES: The Importance of Laws
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: The Changing of Laws
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:29 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/27/2023 5:30 AM
3. Edward Rosenheimer was charged with a hit-and-run accident,
but he claimed that the law requiring him to report the accident
to the police was unconstitutional because it forced him to
incriminate himself, violating the U.S. Constitution. A New
York judge agreed and released him from custody. This case
eventually came before the New York Court of Appeals; what
was this court‘s decision?
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, Rosenheimer‘s original verdict was upheld because the law
a.
forcing him to incriminate himself was said by this court to
be unconstitutional.
b. Rosenheimer was released from custody because the Court
of General Sessions in New York State said that the hit-and-
run regulation should be removed because of
unconstitutionality.
c. The New York Court of Appeals concluded that the right to
avoid self-incrimination did not outweigh the right of
injured persons to seek redress for their sufferings.
d. The New York Court of Appeals concluded that the right of
injured persons to seek redress for their sufferings did not
outweigh the right to avoid self-incrimination.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Apply
REFERENCES: The Importance of Laws
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: The Changing of Laws
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:30 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/27/2023 5:31 AM
4. Which type of researcher is concerned with comparing laws (and
mechanisms for instituting and altering laws) in different
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, societies and relating them to other characteristics of these
societies?
a. Anthropologist
b. Sociologist
c. Philosopher
d. Psychologist
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Think Critically
REFERENCES: The Psychological Study of Law
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 5/27/2023 5:31 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 5/27/2023 5:32 AM
If a researcher is interested in the study a specific society and
5.
examines its institutions (e.g., the family, the church, or the
subculture) to determine their role in developing adherence to
the law, that researcher is most likely which of these? a.
Psychologist
b. Sociologist
c. Anthropologist
d. Philosopher
ANSWER: b
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