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PSY 368 FINAL EXAM NEWEST EXAM 2025 FORENSIC
PSYCHOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED A+) | PROFESSOR
VERIFIED | LATEST VERSION
what three characteristics should a terror alert include, according to Willis ( 2006)
? - (answers)- analytic: needs to address threat, vulnerability, and consequences
- deliberative: need to include transparency in values/ judgments. discussions
- practical: multiple data collection & analysis procedures
What was the stated purpose of the HSAS ? - (answers)- provide government,
authorities, & public information about current terrorism risk
- create common lanugage for discussing risk
- facilitate decision- making in private & public sectors
how did the HSAS convey terrorism threat information? what were the levels of
green, and what were the recommended actions at each level? - (answers)green:
- low risk of terrorist attacks
- low threat
- refine & organize procedures for potential terrorist attacks
e.g. emergency plans, shelters, first aid/ CRP courses, etc.
never use this
what were the levels of Blue - (answers)- general risk of terrorist attacks
- guarded threat
- review & update emergency responses, provide public with helpful info.
- never use this
what were the levels of Yellow - (answers)- significant risk of terrorist attacks
- elevated threat( see more govt. action)
- increased surveillance of key locations, coordinate emergency responses
what were the levels of organge - (answers)- high level
- close collaboration between federal/ state/ local law enforcement ( and military)
a prep for quick action
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- extra caution at public events, consider alternatives
- travel warnings ( delays & restrictions)
- spent a lot of time at this level
what were the levels of red - (answers)- severe level
- emergency personnel dispatched to key locations, monitoring of transportation
readiness to close down public/ govt. facilities
what are the advantages of the HSAS - (answers)- well-intentioned ( warn the
unsuspecting)
- simple to understand
what were the disadvantages of the HSAS - (answers)- yellow to orange ->
increased physiological arousal, anxiety, depression
- mentally ill, disabled, african Americans, latino, Chinese americans, Korean
Americans, non-US citizen all perceived higher risk levels than white, healthy
controls
- overstimulated threat-> stronger physiological/ psychosocial reactions ->
avoidance behaviors
- chronic fear & anxiety -> more chronic medicate conditions, cardiac events,
more substance abuse
- lots of negative health outcomes, especially for some population
what is an National Terrorism Advisory System ( NTAS) bulletin -
(answers)communicate gender terrorism-related info
a. not necessarily a direct threat to US, but info that may be helpful to law
enforcement, etc
What is an NTAS alert ? - (answers)- specific, creditable information about a
terrorist threat against the US
- info about threat, targeted geographic region, mode of transportation,
infrastructure potentially affected, etc
- steps for individuals and communities to protect themselves, prevent/ mitigate/
respond to threat
what is the difference between an elevated alert and an imminent alert? -
(answers)elevated alert: credible threat, but only general info. about timing,
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target, etc.
imminent alert: credible, specific threat info. and believed to be impending
How do fear and anger differ when it comes to risk appraisal? - (answers)fear:
appraisals of uncertainty, situational control ( negative)
anger: appraisals of certainty, individual control ( positive)
What do these different effects on risk appraisal predict about people's
counterterrorism preferences? - (answers)- anger= most dominant emotion
- men more optimistic than women
- anger -> lower risk estimate-> fewer plans for responding to future attacks (
more support for vengeful deportation policy, less support for conciliatory policy
- fear-> higher risk estimate-＞ more plans for responding to future attacks ( less
support for vengeful deportation policy, more support for conciliatory policy)
- anger triggered optimism, while fear triggered pessimism
How do the psychological effects of perceived threat differ from the psychological
effects of anxiety ?(Huddy et al ( 2005) ) threat - (answers)threat:
- vilify threatening out-group ( threats-> increased authoritarianism -> increased
prejudice and intolerance & ethnocentrism
- support for punitive action against out-group
- increased in-group solidarity
How do the psychological effects of perceived threat differ from the psychological
effects of anxiety ?(Huddy et al ( 2005) ) anxiety - (answers)- impaired cognitive
functioning ( diverted attention)
- higher risk appraisal ( uncertainty, lack of control)
- increased risk aversion ( avoiding risk situation = good anxiety management)
describe the relative levels of perceived threat and anxiety seen among
Americans in the Huddy et al ( 2005) study - (answers)- perceived threat: more
support of government retaliation ( action) take care of out own and go get the
PSY 368 FINAL EXAM NEWEST EXAM 2025 FORENSIC
PSYCHOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (ALREADY GRADED A+) | PROFESSOR
VERIFIED | LATEST VERSION
what three characteristics should a terror alert include, according to Willis ( 2006)
? - (answers)- analytic: needs to address threat, vulnerability, and consequences
- deliberative: need to include transparency in values/ judgments. discussions
- practical: multiple data collection & analysis procedures
What was the stated purpose of the HSAS ? - (answers)- provide government,
authorities, & public information about current terrorism risk
- create common lanugage for discussing risk
- facilitate decision- making in private & public sectors
how did the HSAS convey terrorism threat information? what were the levels of
green, and what were the recommended actions at each level? - (answers)green:
- low risk of terrorist attacks
- low threat
- refine & organize procedures for potential terrorist attacks
e.g. emergency plans, shelters, first aid/ CRP courses, etc.
never use this
what were the levels of Blue - (answers)- general risk of terrorist attacks
- guarded threat
- review & update emergency responses, provide public with helpful info.
- never use this
what were the levels of Yellow - (answers)- significant risk of terrorist attacks
- elevated threat( see more govt. action)
- increased surveillance of key locations, coordinate emergency responses
what were the levels of organge - (answers)- high level
- close collaboration between federal/ state/ local law enforcement ( and military)
a prep for quick action
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- extra caution at public events, consider alternatives
- travel warnings ( delays & restrictions)
- spent a lot of time at this level
what were the levels of red - (answers)- severe level
- emergency personnel dispatched to key locations, monitoring of transportation
readiness to close down public/ govt. facilities
what are the advantages of the HSAS - (answers)- well-intentioned ( warn the
unsuspecting)
- simple to understand
what were the disadvantages of the HSAS - (answers)- yellow to orange ->
increased physiological arousal, anxiety, depression
- mentally ill, disabled, african Americans, latino, Chinese americans, Korean
Americans, non-US citizen all perceived higher risk levels than white, healthy
controls
- overstimulated threat-> stronger physiological/ psychosocial reactions ->
avoidance behaviors
- chronic fear & anxiety -> more chronic medicate conditions, cardiac events,
more substance abuse
- lots of negative health outcomes, especially for some population
what is an National Terrorism Advisory System ( NTAS) bulletin -
(answers)communicate gender terrorism-related info
a. not necessarily a direct threat to US, but info that may be helpful to law
enforcement, etc
What is an NTAS alert ? - (answers)- specific, creditable information about a
terrorist threat against the US
- info about threat, targeted geographic region, mode of transportation,
infrastructure potentially affected, etc
- steps for individuals and communities to protect themselves, prevent/ mitigate/
respond to threat
what is the difference between an elevated alert and an imminent alert? -
(answers)elevated alert: credible threat, but only general info. about timing,
, 3|Page
target, etc.
imminent alert: credible, specific threat info. and believed to be impending
How do fear and anger differ when it comes to risk appraisal? - (answers)fear:
appraisals of uncertainty, situational control ( negative)
anger: appraisals of certainty, individual control ( positive)
What do these different effects on risk appraisal predict about people's
counterterrorism preferences? - (answers)- anger= most dominant emotion
- men more optimistic than women
- anger -> lower risk estimate-> fewer plans for responding to future attacks (
more support for vengeful deportation policy, less support for conciliatory policy
- fear-> higher risk estimate-＞ more plans for responding to future attacks ( less
support for vengeful deportation policy, more support for conciliatory policy)
- anger triggered optimism, while fear triggered pessimism
How do the psychological effects of perceived threat differ from the psychological
effects of anxiety ?(Huddy et al ( 2005) ) threat - (answers)threat:
- vilify threatening out-group ( threats-> increased authoritarianism -> increased
prejudice and intolerance & ethnocentrism
- support for punitive action against out-group
- increased in-group solidarity
How do the psychological effects of perceived threat differ from the psychological
effects of anxiety ?(Huddy et al ( 2005) ) anxiety - (answers)- impaired cognitive
functioning ( diverted attention)
- higher risk appraisal ( uncertainty, lack of control)
- increased risk aversion ( avoiding risk situation = good anxiety management)
describe the relative levels of perceived threat and anxiety seen among
Americans in the Huddy et al ( 2005) study - (answers)- perceived threat: more
support of government retaliation ( action) take care of out own and go get the
