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PSY 368 FINAL EXAMS AND PRACTICE
EXAMS /PSY 368 FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
EXAMS WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTION
AND VERIFIED DETAILED RATIONALES
ANSWERS 2024(NEWEST) ALREADY GRADED
A+
Which of the following terror alert systems is currently in use in the United States?
a) Homeland Security Advisory System
b) Plan Vigipirate
c) National Terrorism Advisory System
d) International Terror Threat Level
c) National Terrorism Advisory System
According to research presented in class (Blomberg et al., 2011), what was the MOST common cause of
terrorist groups ceasing to exist between 1970 and 2007?
a) splintering, based on individual group members deciding to leave the group
b) actions by police and intelligence services
c) winning by achieving their goals
d) military intervention
a) splintering, based on individual group members deciding to leave the group
Pronin and colleagues (2016) found that when people view terrorists as rational actors, their liking of
terrorists __________ and their support for negotiation-oriented counterterrorism strategies
__________.
a) decreases; decreases
b) increases; increases
c) is unchanged; increases
d) increases; decreases
b) increases; increases**
c) is unchanged; increases
As part of their efforts to deradicalize extremist detainees in Iraq, Task Force 134 offers many voluntary
courses for the detainees to take in a variety of subjects. Which of the following statements is true
about detainees who go through these courses?
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a) Once released from detention, almost none (0-1%) of them are detained again later due to suspected
terrorism.
b) Once released from detention, nearly all (90-95%) of them are detained again later due to suspected
terrorism.
c) Once released from detention, only a small minority (5-10%) of them are detained again later due to
suspected terrorism.
d) Once released from detention, a majority (50-60%) of them are detained again later due to suspected
terrorism.
c) Once released from detention, only a small minority (5-10%) of them are detained again later due to
suspected terrorism.
Huddy and colleagues (2005) distinguished between the psychological effects of perceived threat and
the psychological effects of anxiety. Which of the following is NOT one of the common psychological
effects of perceived threat?
a) increased support for punitive actions against threatening outgroups
b) increased ingroup solidarity
c) impaired cognitive functioning
d) vilification of threatening outgroups
c) impaired cognitive functioning
Research presented in class (Pronin et al., 2006) suggests that the people's attitudes about
counterterrorism options vary widely depending on whether they ___________.
a) are male or female
b) whether they view terrorists as rational or irrational
c) have been personally impacted by terrorism
d) are young or old
b) whether they view terrorists as rational or irrational
Which of the following is a potential drawback of a terror alert system?
a) Such a system may lead some people to underestimate or overestimate the risks of terrorism.
b) Such a system allows information to be distributed quickly to the public and to law enforcement
agencies.
c) both A and B
d) neither A nor B
a) Such a system may lead some people to underestimate or overestimate the risks of terrorism.
One former member of Basque ETA (a terrorist group) explains that he left the group because "no
matter how you look at it, independence is not something that was ever going to be achieved by a
handful of kill-happy morons, and believe me, because I got to know them very well, you're not going to
get very far at all, not far at all, down that path." (Reinares, 2011)
According to Kruglanski et al. (2013), this Basque ETA member was deradicalized via __________.
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a) cognitive dissonance
b) minority influence
c) goal shift
d) means shift
d) means shift
According to research presented in class (Blomberg et al., 2011), what was the LEAST common cause of
terrorist groups ceasing to exist between 1970 and 2007?
a) splintering, based on individual group members deciding to leave the group
b) winning by achieving their goals
c) actions by police and intelligence services
d) military intervention
d) military intervention
According to Kruglanski et al. (2013), which of the following is an example of deradicalization via
a means shift?
a) prevent conditions that awaken the quest for significance
b) activate alternative, self-preservation goals
c) induce the sense that the significance quest has already been fulfilled
d) getting terrorists to re-evaluate violence as morally unacceptable
d) getting terrorists to re-evaluate violence as morally unacceptable
Which of the following people best demonstrates the concept of psychological resilience?
a) Karen, who has had difficulty sleeping after a recent terrorist attack
b) Robert, who was seemingly unaffected by a recent terrorist attack
c) Sal, who was diagnosed with PTSD after a recent terrorist attack
d) Jenna, who experienced stress after a recent terrorist attack, but has since returned to her pre-attack
psychological state
b) Robert, who was seemingly unaffected by a recent terrorist attack
Which of the following is considered an example of antiterrorism?
a) increasing security at a location that may be targeted by terrorists
b) negotiating with a terrorist group
c) launching military strikes that target a terrorist group
d) infiltrating a terrorist group with spies
a) increasing security at a location that may be targeted by terrorists
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Self-enhancement is best defined as _________.
a) having unrealistic, optimistically-biased views of the self
b) the tendency to have better memory for emotional events
c) an emotional response to trauma
d) blaming one's failures on internal characteristics
a) having unrealistic, optimistically-biased views of the self
According to research presented in class (Tierney et al., 2001), what typically happens to the crime rate
after an area has experienced a disaster?
a) The crime rate typically rises after an area has experienced a disaster.
b) The crime rate typically falls after an area has experienced a disaster.
c) The crime rate typically doesn't change after an area has experienced a disaster.
b) The crime rate typically falls after an area has experienced a disaster.
Recent genetic research has studied the influence of stress on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF),
which is critical for ___________.
a) physical growth
b) regulating hunger levels
c) the formation of emotional memories
d) the creation of new neurons
d) the creation of new neurons
Pronin and colleagues (2006) asked people to rate their support of a variety of counterterrorism options.
Which of the following statements best summarizes their results?
a) Participants who viewed terrorists as irrational were more likely to support negotiation-oriented
strategies, while those who viewed terrorists as rational were more likely to support militaristic
strategies.
b) Participants who viewed terrorists as rational and those who viewed them as irrational were equally
likely to support negotiation-oriented strategies.
c) Participants who viewed terrorists as rational and those who viewed them as irrational were equally
likely to support militaristic strategies.
d) Participants who viewed terrorists as rational were more likely to support negotiation-oriented
strategies, while those who viewed terrorists as irrational were more likely to support militaristic
strategies.
d) Participants who viewed terrorists as rational were more likely to support negotiation-oriented
strategies, while those who viewed terrorists as irrational were more likely to support militaristic
strategies.
Under the National Terrorism Advisory System, the U.S. government will issue a(n) __________ if they
have general terrorism-related information to convey to the public, but that information is not
PSY 368 FINAL EXAMS AND PRACTICE
EXAMS /PSY 368 FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
EXAMS WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTION
AND VERIFIED DETAILED RATIONALES
ANSWERS 2024(NEWEST) ALREADY GRADED
A+
Which of the following terror alert systems is currently in use in the United States?
a) Homeland Security Advisory System
b) Plan Vigipirate
c) National Terrorism Advisory System
d) International Terror Threat Level
c) National Terrorism Advisory System
According to research presented in class (Blomberg et al., 2011), what was the MOST common cause of
terrorist groups ceasing to exist between 1970 and 2007?
a) splintering, based on individual group members deciding to leave the group
b) actions by police and intelligence services
c) winning by achieving their goals
d) military intervention
a) splintering, based on individual group members deciding to leave the group
Pronin and colleagues (2016) found that when people view terrorists as rational actors, their liking of
terrorists __________ and their support for negotiation-oriented counterterrorism strategies
__________.
a) decreases; decreases
b) increases; increases
c) is unchanged; increases
d) increases; decreases
b) increases; increases**
c) is unchanged; increases
As part of their efforts to deradicalize extremist detainees in Iraq, Task Force 134 offers many voluntary
courses for the detainees to take in a variety of subjects. Which of the following statements is true
about detainees who go through these courses?
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a) Once released from detention, almost none (0-1%) of them are detained again later due to suspected
terrorism.
b) Once released from detention, nearly all (90-95%) of them are detained again later due to suspected
terrorism.
c) Once released from detention, only a small minority (5-10%) of them are detained again later due to
suspected terrorism.
d) Once released from detention, a majority (50-60%) of them are detained again later due to suspected
terrorism.
c) Once released from detention, only a small minority (5-10%) of them are detained again later due to
suspected terrorism.
Huddy and colleagues (2005) distinguished between the psychological effects of perceived threat and
the psychological effects of anxiety. Which of the following is NOT one of the common psychological
effects of perceived threat?
a) increased support for punitive actions against threatening outgroups
b) increased ingroup solidarity
c) impaired cognitive functioning
d) vilification of threatening outgroups
c) impaired cognitive functioning
Research presented in class (Pronin et al., 2006) suggests that the people's attitudes about
counterterrorism options vary widely depending on whether they ___________.
a) are male or female
b) whether they view terrorists as rational or irrational
c) have been personally impacted by terrorism
d) are young or old
b) whether they view terrorists as rational or irrational
Which of the following is a potential drawback of a terror alert system?
a) Such a system may lead some people to underestimate or overestimate the risks of terrorism.
b) Such a system allows information to be distributed quickly to the public and to law enforcement
agencies.
c) both A and B
d) neither A nor B
a) Such a system may lead some people to underestimate or overestimate the risks of terrorism.
One former member of Basque ETA (a terrorist group) explains that he left the group because "no
matter how you look at it, independence is not something that was ever going to be achieved by a
handful of kill-happy morons, and believe me, because I got to know them very well, you're not going to
get very far at all, not far at all, down that path." (Reinares, 2011)
According to Kruglanski et al. (2013), this Basque ETA member was deradicalized via __________.
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a) cognitive dissonance
b) minority influence
c) goal shift
d) means shift
d) means shift
According to research presented in class (Blomberg et al., 2011), what was the LEAST common cause of
terrorist groups ceasing to exist between 1970 and 2007?
a) splintering, based on individual group members deciding to leave the group
b) winning by achieving their goals
c) actions by police and intelligence services
d) military intervention
d) military intervention
According to Kruglanski et al. (2013), which of the following is an example of deradicalization via
a means shift?
a) prevent conditions that awaken the quest for significance
b) activate alternative, self-preservation goals
c) induce the sense that the significance quest has already been fulfilled
d) getting terrorists to re-evaluate violence as morally unacceptable
d) getting terrorists to re-evaluate violence as morally unacceptable
Which of the following people best demonstrates the concept of psychological resilience?
a) Karen, who has had difficulty sleeping after a recent terrorist attack
b) Robert, who was seemingly unaffected by a recent terrorist attack
c) Sal, who was diagnosed with PTSD after a recent terrorist attack
d) Jenna, who experienced stress after a recent terrorist attack, but has since returned to her pre-attack
psychological state
b) Robert, who was seemingly unaffected by a recent terrorist attack
Which of the following is considered an example of antiterrorism?
a) increasing security at a location that may be targeted by terrorists
b) negotiating with a terrorist group
c) launching military strikes that target a terrorist group
d) infiltrating a terrorist group with spies
a) increasing security at a location that may be targeted by terrorists
, 4|Page
Self-enhancement is best defined as _________.
a) having unrealistic, optimistically-biased views of the self
b) the tendency to have better memory for emotional events
c) an emotional response to trauma
d) blaming one's failures on internal characteristics
a) having unrealistic, optimistically-biased views of the self
According to research presented in class (Tierney et al., 2001), what typically happens to the crime rate
after an area has experienced a disaster?
a) The crime rate typically rises after an area has experienced a disaster.
b) The crime rate typically falls after an area has experienced a disaster.
c) The crime rate typically doesn't change after an area has experienced a disaster.
b) The crime rate typically falls after an area has experienced a disaster.
Recent genetic research has studied the influence of stress on brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF),
which is critical for ___________.
a) physical growth
b) regulating hunger levels
c) the formation of emotional memories
d) the creation of new neurons
d) the creation of new neurons
Pronin and colleagues (2006) asked people to rate their support of a variety of counterterrorism options.
Which of the following statements best summarizes their results?
a) Participants who viewed terrorists as irrational were more likely to support negotiation-oriented
strategies, while those who viewed terrorists as rational were more likely to support militaristic
strategies.
b) Participants who viewed terrorists as rational and those who viewed them as irrational were equally
likely to support negotiation-oriented strategies.
c) Participants who viewed terrorists as rational and those who viewed them as irrational were equally
likely to support militaristic strategies.
d) Participants who viewed terrorists as rational were more likely to support negotiation-oriented
strategies, while those who viewed terrorists as irrational were more likely to support militaristic
strategies.
d) Participants who viewed terrorists as rational were more likely to support negotiation-oriented
strategies, while those who viewed terrorists as irrational were more likely to support militaristic
strategies.
Under the National Terrorism Advisory System, the U.S. government will issue a(n) __________ if they
have general terrorism-related information to convey to the public, but that information is not
