Chapter 1: Introduction to Forensic
Psychology
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Which term is synonymous with forensic data recovery?
A. computer evidence recovery
B. ink data discovery
C. forensic document questioning
D. handwriting analysis
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-2: Review career areas in the forensic sciences.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Forensic Sciences
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Mark Smith, PhD, studies the feeding patterns of insects. His findings are often used to
determine the cause of death in murder investigations. Dr. Smith would be considered a(n)
______.
A. forensic psychologist
B. forensic entomologist
C. insect analyst
D. cephalic pathologist
,Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-2: Review career areas in the forensic sciences.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Forensic Sciences
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. What do forensic psychology, forensic linguistics, and forensic archaeology all have in
common?
A. They are based on scientific principles.
B. They involve the study of human pathology.
C. They are based on an unknown, deceased subject.
D. They involve the study of crime.
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-2: Review career areas in the forensic sciences.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Forensic Sciences
Difficulty Level: Hard
4. Dr. Roy is a forensic psychologist who is conducting a child custody evaluation in a
divorce case. Dr. Roy is practicing the forensic psychology subspecialty of ______.
A. legal psychology
B. correctional psychology
C. victimology
D. linguistics
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-4: Identify and describe major subareas of forensic psychology.
Cognitive Domain: Application
,Answer Location: Forensic Psychology Today
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. What is the common link between the broad and narrow definitions of forensic
psychology?
A. the inclusion of clinicians
B. the legal system
C. violent crime analysis
D. empirical assessment practices
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define forensic psychology and trace its historical development.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Forensic Psychology: An Overview
Difficulty Level: Hard
6. The text adopts a(n) ______ definition of forensic psychology.
A. broad
B. practical
C. clinical
D. academic
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define forensic psychology and trace its historical development.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Forensic Psychology: An Overview
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. Which specialty is one of the five major areas in forensic psychology?
, A. positive psychology
B. social psychology
C. legal psychology
D. pathological psychology
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1-4: Identify and describe major subareas of forensic psychology.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Research and Practice Careers in Forensic Psychology
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. The immigrant population in the United States tends to be at the highest and lowest ends
of the ______ continuum.
A. adult violent crime
B. educational
C. violent bullying
D. youth homicides
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-6: Illustrate roles and tasks performed by forensic psychologists.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Applied Specialties
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. Which of the following definitions would be considered a narrow definition of forensic
psychology?
A. Forensic psychology is the research and application of psychological knowledge to the
legal system.
Psychology
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Which term is synonymous with forensic data recovery?
A. computer evidence recovery
B. ink data discovery
C. forensic document questioning
D. handwriting analysis
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-2: Review career areas in the forensic sciences.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Forensic Sciences
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Mark Smith, PhD, studies the feeding patterns of insects. His findings are often used to
determine the cause of death in murder investigations. Dr. Smith would be considered a(n)
______.
A. forensic psychologist
B. forensic entomologist
C. insect analyst
D. cephalic pathologist
,Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-2: Review career areas in the forensic sciences.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Forensic Sciences
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. What do forensic psychology, forensic linguistics, and forensic archaeology all have in
common?
A. They are based on scientific principles.
B. They involve the study of human pathology.
C. They are based on an unknown, deceased subject.
D. They involve the study of crime.
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-2: Review career areas in the forensic sciences.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Forensic Sciences
Difficulty Level: Hard
4. Dr. Roy is a forensic psychologist who is conducting a child custody evaluation in a
divorce case. Dr. Roy is practicing the forensic psychology subspecialty of ______.
A. legal psychology
B. correctional psychology
C. victimology
D. linguistics
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-4: Identify and describe major subareas of forensic psychology.
Cognitive Domain: Application
,Answer Location: Forensic Psychology Today
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. What is the common link between the broad and narrow definitions of forensic
psychology?
A. the inclusion of clinicians
B. the legal system
C. violent crime analysis
D. empirical assessment practices
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define forensic psychology and trace its historical development.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Forensic Psychology: An Overview
Difficulty Level: Hard
6. The text adopts a(n) ______ definition of forensic psychology.
A. broad
B. practical
C. clinical
D. academic
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-1: Define forensic psychology and trace its historical development.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Forensic Psychology: An Overview
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. Which specialty is one of the five major areas in forensic psychology?
, A. positive psychology
B. social psychology
C. legal psychology
D. pathological psychology
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1-4: Identify and describe major subareas of forensic psychology.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Research and Practice Careers in Forensic Psychology
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. The immigrant population in the United States tends to be at the highest and lowest ends
of the ______ continuum.
A. adult violent crime
B. educational
C. violent bullying
D. youth homicides
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-6: Illustrate roles and tasks performed by forensic psychologists.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Applied Specialties
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. Which of the following definitions would be considered a narrow definition of forensic
psychology?
A. Forensic psychology is the research and application of psychological knowledge to the
legal system.
