PSYC 2150 - FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Fabricating - Answers - Making false claims
Anatomically Detailed Dolls - Answers - A doll, sometimes like a rag doll, that is
consistent with the male or female anatomy
Criterion-based Content Analysis - Answers - Analysis that uses criteria to distinguish
truthful from false statements made by children
Statement Validity Analysis - Answers - A comprehensive protocol to distinguish truthful
or false statements made by children containing 3 parts: (1) A structured interview of the
child witness, (2) A systematic analysis of the verbal contents of the child's statements
(criterion based content analysis) and, (3) the application of the statement validity
checklist
Step- wise Interview - Answers - Interview protocol with a series of "steps" designed to
start the interview with the least leading and directive type of questioning, and then
proceed to more specific forms of questioning, as necessary
Narrative Elaboration - Answers - An interview procedure whereby children learn to
organize their story into relevant categories: participants, settings, actions,
conversation/affective states and consequences
False Memory Syndrome - Answers - Term to describe clients' false beliefs that they
were sexually abused as children, despite having no memories of this abuse until they
enter therapy to deal with some other psychological problem, such as depression or
substance abuse
Historic Child Sexual Abuse - Answers - Allegations of child abuse having occurred
several years, often decades, prior to when they are being prosecuted
Elimination Lineup - Answers - Lineup procedures for children that first asks them to
pick out the person who looks most like the culprit from the photos displayed. Next,
children are asked whether the most similar person selected is in fact the culprit
Competency Inquiry - Answers - Questions posed to child witnesses under age 14 to
determine whether they are able to communicate the evidence and understand the
difference between the truth and a lie, and, in the circumstances of testifying, to see if
they feel compelled to tell the truth
, Physical Abuse - Answers - The deliberate application of force to any part of a child's
body that results in or may result in a non-accidental injury
Sexual Abuse - Answers - When an adult or youth uses a child for sexual purposes
Neglect/failure to Provide - Answers - When a child's caregivers do not provide the
requisite attention to the child's emotional, psychological, or physical development
Emotional Maltreatment - Answers - Acts or omissions by caregivers that cause or could
cause serious behavioral, cognitive, emotional or mental disorders
In Need of Protection - Answers - A term used to describe a child's need to be
separated from his or her caregiver because of maltreatment
Incidence - Answers - Number of new child-maltreatment cases in a specific population
occurring in a given time period, usually a year
Prevalence - Answers - In the study of child abuse, the proportion of a population at a
specific point in time that was maltreated during childhood
Risk Factor - Answers - A factor that increases the likelihood for emotional and/or
behavioral problems
Juries Act - Answers - Provincial and territorial legislation that outlines the eligibility
criteria for jury service and how prospective jurors must be selected
Jury Summons - Answers - A court order that states a time and place to go for jury duty
Representativeness - Answers - A jury composition that represents the community
where the crime occurred
Impartiality - Answers - A characteristic of jurors who are unbiased
Change of Venue - Answers - Moving a trial to a community other than the one in which
the crime occurred
Adjournment - Answers - Delaying the trial until sometime in the future
Challenge for Cause - Answers - An option to reject biased jurors
Jury Nullification - Answers - Occurs when a jury ignores the law and the evidence,
rendering a verdict based on some other criteria
Chaos Theory - Answers - The theory that when jurors are guided by their emotions and
personal biases rather than by the law, chaos in judgment results
ANSWERS
Fabricating - Answers - Making false claims
Anatomically Detailed Dolls - Answers - A doll, sometimes like a rag doll, that is
consistent with the male or female anatomy
Criterion-based Content Analysis - Answers - Analysis that uses criteria to distinguish
truthful from false statements made by children
Statement Validity Analysis - Answers - A comprehensive protocol to distinguish truthful
or false statements made by children containing 3 parts: (1) A structured interview of the
child witness, (2) A systematic analysis of the verbal contents of the child's statements
(criterion based content analysis) and, (3) the application of the statement validity
checklist
Step- wise Interview - Answers - Interview protocol with a series of "steps" designed to
start the interview with the least leading and directive type of questioning, and then
proceed to more specific forms of questioning, as necessary
Narrative Elaboration - Answers - An interview procedure whereby children learn to
organize their story into relevant categories: participants, settings, actions,
conversation/affective states and consequences
False Memory Syndrome - Answers - Term to describe clients' false beliefs that they
were sexually abused as children, despite having no memories of this abuse until they
enter therapy to deal with some other psychological problem, such as depression or
substance abuse
Historic Child Sexual Abuse - Answers - Allegations of child abuse having occurred
several years, often decades, prior to when they are being prosecuted
Elimination Lineup - Answers - Lineup procedures for children that first asks them to
pick out the person who looks most like the culprit from the photos displayed. Next,
children are asked whether the most similar person selected is in fact the culprit
Competency Inquiry - Answers - Questions posed to child witnesses under age 14 to
determine whether they are able to communicate the evidence and understand the
difference between the truth and a lie, and, in the circumstances of testifying, to see if
they feel compelled to tell the truth
, Physical Abuse - Answers - The deliberate application of force to any part of a child's
body that results in or may result in a non-accidental injury
Sexual Abuse - Answers - When an adult or youth uses a child for sexual purposes
Neglect/failure to Provide - Answers - When a child's caregivers do not provide the
requisite attention to the child's emotional, psychological, or physical development
Emotional Maltreatment - Answers - Acts or omissions by caregivers that cause or could
cause serious behavioral, cognitive, emotional or mental disorders
In Need of Protection - Answers - A term used to describe a child's need to be
separated from his or her caregiver because of maltreatment
Incidence - Answers - Number of new child-maltreatment cases in a specific population
occurring in a given time period, usually a year
Prevalence - Answers - In the study of child abuse, the proportion of a population at a
specific point in time that was maltreated during childhood
Risk Factor - Answers - A factor that increases the likelihood for emotional and/or
behavioral problems
Juries Act - Answers - Provincial and territorial legislation that outlines the eligibility
criteria for jury service and how prospective jurors must be selected
Jury Summons - Answers - A court order that states a time and place to go for jury duty
Representativeness - Answers - A jury composition that represents the community
where the crime occurred
Impartiality - Answers - A characteristic of jurors who are unbiased
Change of Venue - Answers - Moving a trial to a community other than the one in which
the crime occurred
Adjournment - Answers - Delaying the trial until sometime in the future
Challenge for Cause - Answers - An option to reject biased jurors
Jury Nullification - Answers - Occurs when a jury ignores the law and the evidence,
rendering a verdict based on some other criteria
Chaos Theory - Answers - The theory that when jurors are guided by their emotions and
personal biases rather than by the law, chaos in judgment results
