Psych 2032 Midterm (New 2026/ 2027
Update) Questions & Answers {Grade A}
100% Correct (Verified Solutions)
Impact of confessions on jurors - Correct answer •Many true false confessions are
likely to still be viewed as evidence of guilt by jurors
3 manipulation techniques - Correct answer •1) Minimization
•2) Maximization
•3) Rapport Building
minimization - Correct answer Offering of sympathy, justification, face-saving excuses
maximization - Correct answer •Goal is frightening suspect into confessing (Scare
Tactics)
•Use of baiting/leading questions often seen to admit someone being there
•Knowledge bluff trick e.g. "we have you on camera"
rapport building - Correct answer •Develop a personal rapport with a suspect
,•Almost a friend approach
•Often can see "good cop-bad cop" within this domain
When can you not misrepresent aspects of the case to suspects? - Correct answer
•Not allowed when it is "so appalling so as to shock the community"
-Up until this level, you can present as much fictional evidence to suspect you want
Mr. Big Technique - Correct answer An investigative strategy designed to secure
confessions from crime suspects through the creation of an elaborate scenario, cops
go undercover & illicit a confession
Bonisteel Case - Correct answer -Man convicted in 1975 deaths of 2 B.C. teens
-undercover police posing as gangsters staged an elaborate sting operation to lure
him with a promise of $80,000 in cash and elicited a confession. In the videotaped
confession made to police undercover agents, Bonisteel described in gruesome detail
,how he picked the girls up in his car, killed them with a knife and hid their bodies in
long grass in Richmond, near Vancouver
What is the Reid model? - Correct answer Nine step model of interrogation to extract
confessions from suspects. Consequences of confession favourable to the anxiety
from deception, make choices maximizing their well-being given the constraints
the 3rd stage has the 9 steps
3 stages of Reid model - Correct answer Stage 1, gather evidence
Stage 2, conduct non-accusatorial interview
Stage 3, accusatorial interrogation
9 steps of the Reid model (w/in the 3rd stage) - Correct answer 1.Confrontation with
guilt
2.Development of themes to rationalize or excuse the crime
, 3.Interruption of statements of innocence/denial
4.Overcoming the suspects objections to the charges
5.If suspect becomes withdrawn, ensuring attention is maintained
6.Exhibiting of sympathy and understanding by interrogator
7.Offered explanations for the crime, making self-incrimination easier
8.Accepting of responsibility and developing admission
9.Write and sign full confession
3 issues with the reid model - Correct answer •1) Ability to actually detect deception
•
•2) Potential bias --> to get to stage 3, they have to believe they are guilty already
•
•3) Potential for false confession
PEACE, what is it and what does the acronym stand for - Correct answer More of a
question framework instead of accusations, recommended to reduce false
confessions, less confrontational
Update) Questions & Answers {Grade A}
100% Correct (Verified Solutions)
Impact of confessions on jurors - Correct answer •Many true false confessions are
likely to still be viewed as evidence of guilt by jurors
3 manipulation techniques - Correct answer •1) Minimization
•2) Maximization
•3) Rapport Building
minimization - Correct answer Offering of sympathy, justification, face-saving excuses
maximization - Correct answer •Goal is frightening suspect into confessing (Scare
Tactics)
•Use of baiting/leading questions often seen to admit someone being there
•Knowledge bluff trick e.g. "we have you on camera"
rapport building - Correct answer •Develop a personal rapport with a suspect
,•Almost a friend approach
•Often can see "good cop-bad cop" within this domain
When can you not misrepresent aspects of the case to suspects? - Correct answer
•Not allowed when it is "so appalling so as to shock the community"
-Up until this level, you can present as much fictional evidence to suspect you want
Mr. Big Technique - Correct answer An investigative strategy designed to secure
confessions from crime suspects through the creation of an elaborate scenario, cops
go undercover & illicit a confession
Bonisteel Case - Correct answer -Man convicted in 1975 deaths of 2 B.C. teens
-undercover police posing as gangsters staged an elaborate sting operation to lure
him with a promise of $80,000 in cash and elicited a confession. In the videotaped
confession made to police undercover agents, Bonisteel described in gruesome detail
,how he picked the girls up in his car, killed them with a knife and hid their bodies in
long grass in Richmond, near Vancouver
What is the Reid model? - Correct answer Nine step model of interrogation to extract
confessions from suspects. Consequences of confession favourable to the anxiety
from deception, make choices maximizing their well-being given the constraints
the 3rd stage has the 9 steps
3 stages of Reid model - Correct answer Stage 1, gather evidence
Stage 2, conduct non-accusatorial interview
Stage 3, accusatorial interrogation
9 steps of the Reid model (w/in the 3rd stage) - Correct answer 1.Confrontation with
guilt
2.Development of themes to rationalize or excuse the crime
, 3.Interruption of statements of innocence/denial
4.Overcoming the suspects objections to the charges
5.If suspect becomes withdrawn, ensuring attention is maintained
6.Exhibiting of sympathy and understanding by interrogator
7.Offered explanations for the crime, making self-incrimination easier
8.Accepting of responsibility and developing admission
9.Write and sign full confession
3 issues with the reid model - Correct answer •1) Ability to actually detect deception
•
•2) Potential bias --> to get to stage 3, they have to believe they are guilty already
•
•3) Potential for false confession
PEACE, what is it and what does the acronym stand for - Correct answer More of a
question framework instead of accusations, recommended to reduce false
confessions, less confrontational
