Test Bank
Wrightsman's Psychology And The Legal System,
By Kirk Heilbrun, Edith Greene, Amy Douglass
10th Edition
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,Test Bank For Wrightsman's Psychology And The Legal System, 10th Edition
Greeneamy Bradfield Douglass
Chapter 01
1. Which is the purpose of
Laws?
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: 21 am
Date modified: 22 am
2. What is the purpose of the fifth amendment to the u.s. 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: 29 am
Date modified: 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?
a. Rosenheimer‘s original verdict was upheld because the law 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
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, 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: 30 am
Date modified: 31 am
4. Which type of researcher is concerned with comparing laws (and mechanisms for instituting and
altering laws) in different 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: 31 am
date modified: 32 am
5. If a researcher is interested in the study a specific society and 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
Points: 1
Difficulty: think critically
References: the psychological study of law
Question type: multiple choice
Has variables: false date
created: 32 am
date modified: 6/7 5:36 am
6. Psychology assumes that individual characteristics affect how the legal system operates and in turn the
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, legal system affects individual characteristics and behavior. As defined in the text, characteristics may
include
Which of the following?
a. Socioeconomic status
b. Personal values
c. Minority status
d. All of these are correct.
Answer: b
Points: 1
Difficulty: think critically
References: the psychological study of law
Question type: multiple choice
Has variables: false
date created: 35 am
date modified: 36 am
7. Most forensic psychologists are trained as which of the following?
a. Social psychologists
b. Clinical psychologists
c. Counseling psychologists
d. Criminologists
Answer: b
Points: 1
Difficulty: criminologists
References: the psychological study of law
Question type: multiple choice
Has variables: false
date created: 36 am
date modified: 37 am
8. According to kurt lewin, what influences the behavior of an individual in the legal system?
a. One‘s personal qualities
b. One‘s social class
c. Both one‘s personal qualities and one‘s social class
d. One‘s attitudes
Answer: a
Points: 1
Difficulty: understand
References: the psychological study of law
Question type: multiple choice
Has variables: false
date created: 37 am
date modified: 37 am
9. A common role for a forensic psychologist is which of the following?
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Wrightsman's Psychology And The Legal System,
By Kirk Heilbrun, Edith Greene, Amy Douglass
10th Edition
Page 1
,Test Bank For Wrightsman's Psychology And The Legal System, 10th Edition
Greeneamy Bradfield Douglass
Chapter 01
1. Which is the purpose of
Laws?
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: 21 am
Date modified: 22 am
2. What is the purpose of the fifth amendment to the u.s. 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: 29 am
Date modified: 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?
a. Rosenheimer‘s original verdict was upheld because the law 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
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, 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: 30 am
Date modified: 31 am
4. Which type of researcher is concerned with comparing laws (and mechanisms for instituting and
altering laws) in different 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: 31 am
date modified: 32 am
5. If a researcher is interested in the study a specific society and 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
Points: 1
Difficulty: think critically
References: the psychological study of law
Question type: multiple choice
Has variables: false date
created: 32 am
date modified: 6/7 5:36 am
6. Psychology assumes that individual characteristics affect how the legal system operates and in turn the
Page 3
, legal system affects individual characteristics and behavior. As defined in the text, characteristics may
include
Which of the following?
a. Socioeconomic status
b. Personal values
c. Minority status
d. All of these are correct.
Answer: b
Points: 1
Difficulty: think critically
References: the psychological study of law
Question type: multiple choice
Has variables: false
date created: 35 am
date modified: 36 am
7. Most forensic psychologists are trained as which of the following?
a. Social psychologists
b. Clinical psychologists
c. Counseling psychologists
d. Criminologists
Answer: b
Points: 1
Difficulty: criminologists
References: the psychological study of law
Question type: multiple choice
Has variables: false
date created: 36 am
date modified: 37 am
8. According to kurt lewin, what influences the behavior of an individual in the legal system?
a. One‘s personal qualities
b. One‘s social class
c. Both one‘s personal qualities and one‘s social class
d. One‘s attitudes
Answer: a
Points: 1
Difficulty: understand
References: the psychological study of law
Question type: multiple choice
Has variables: false
date created: 37 am
date modified: 37 am
9. A common role for a forensic psychologist is which of the following?
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