FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY 5TH EDITION
ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ amicus brief.
Answer: a legal document written by a person or entity that is not a
party in a given case but that has interest in the matter before the
court; used to inform the court of relevant considerations in which
the interested party has some expertise.
◉ base rate.
Answer: the frequency of a particular event
◉ clinical risk assessments.
Answer: are based on human judgement shaped by educational and
professional experience.
◉ dynamic factors.
Answer: risk factors that normally change over time and are more
likely to be amiable to treatment or intervention to reduce risk
◉ idiographic.
, Answer: refers to the study of individuals
◉ nomothetic.
Answer: refers to the study of groups of people
◉ protective factors.
Answer: characteristics that reduce the likelihood of someone
committing violence or other crimes in the future.
◉ risk assessment.
Answer: a psychological assessment designed to identify the
likelihood of a person committing violence in the future, along with
the severity, imminence, and nature of that violence
◉ risk management.
Answer: a form of risk assessment in which the goal is not only to
asses the propensity for future violence but also to reduce or
manage that propensity so that it does not result in violent behavior
◉ static factors.
Answer: characteristics used to asses violence risk that are normally
inflexible and do not change often called historical factors
ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ amicus brief.
Answer: a legal document written by a person or entity that is not a
party in a given case but that has interest in the matter before the
court; used to inform the court of relevant considerations in which
the interested party has some expertise.
◉ base rate.
Answer: the frequency of a particular event
◉ clinical risk assessments.
Answer: are based on human judgement shaped by educational and
professional experience.
◉ dynamic factors.
Answer: risk factors that normally change over time and are more
likely to be amiable to treatment or intervention to reduce risk
◉ idiographic.
, Answer: refers to the study of individuals
◉ nomothetic.
Answer: refers to the study of groups of people
◉ protective factors.
Answer: characteristics that reduce the likelihood of someone
committing violence or other crimes in the future.
◉ risk assessment.
Answer: a psychological assessment designed to identify the
likelihood of a person committing violence in the future, along with
the severity, imminence, and nature of that violence
◉ risk management.
Answer: a form of risk assessment in which the goal is not only to
asses the propensity for future violence but also to reduce or
manage that propensity so that it does not result in violent behavior
◉ static factors.
Answer: characteristics used to asses violence risk that are normally
inflexible and do not change often called historical factors
