Test Bank For Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System, 10th Edition Kirk HeilbrunEdie GreeneAmy Bradfield Douglass Chapter 1-15

TEST BANK FOR
Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System, 10th Edition Kirk HeilbrunEdie
GreeneAmy Bradfield Douglass
Chapter 1-15




ChapterT01
1. WhichTisTtheTpurposeTofTlaws?
a. LegislateTmoralTbehavior
b. ControlThumanTnature
c. ServeTasTaTmechanismTforTconflictTresolution
d. AllTofTtheseTareTcorrect.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Understand
REFERENCES: TheTImportanceTofTLaws
QUESTIONTTYPE: MultipleTChoice
HASTVARIABLES: False
TOPICS: LawsTHelpTResolveTConflictTandTProtectTtheTPub
lic
DATETCREATED: 5/27/2023T5:21TAM
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2. WhatTisTtheTpurposeTofTtheTFifthTAmendmentTtoTtheTU.S.TConstitution?
a. PreventsTundueTsearchesTandTseizures
b. ItTsafeguardsTusTagainstTself-incrimination
c. ProtectsTspousesTfromTtestifyingTagainstTspous
es
d. ProvidesTtheTrightTtoTpeacefulTprotest
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Understand
REFERENCES: TheTImportanceTofTLaws
QUESTIONTTYPE: MultipleTChoice
HASTVARIABLES: False
TOPICS: TheTChangingTofTLaws
DATETCREATED: 5/27/2023T5:29TAM
DATETMODIFIED: 5/27/2023T5:30TAM

3. EdwardTRosenheimerTwasTchargedTwithTaThit-and-
runTaccident,TbutTheTclaimedTthatTtheTlawTrequiringThimTtoTreportTtheTaccidentTtoTtheTpoliceTwasTunconstitutionalTb
ecauseTitTforcedThimTtoTincriminateThimself,TviolatingTtheTU.S.TConstitution.TATNewTYorkTjudgeTagreedTandTrelease
dThimTfromTcustody.TThisTcaseTeventuallyTcameTbeforeTtheTNewTYorkTCourtTofTAppeals;TwhatTwasTthisTcourt‘sTde
cision?
a. Rosenheimer‘sToriginalTverdictTwasTupheldTbecauseTtheTlawTforcingThimTtoTincriminateThimselfTwasTsaidT
byTthisTcourtTtoTbeTunconstitutional.
b. RosenheimerTwasTreleasedTfromTcustodyTbecauseTtheTCourtTofTGeneralTSessionsTinTNewTYorkTStateTsai
dTthatTtheThit-and-runTregulationTshouldTbeTremovedTbecauseTofTunconstitutionality.
c. TheTNewTYorkTCourtTofTAppealsTconcludedTthatTtheTrightTtoTavoidTself-
incriminationTdidTnotToutweighTtheTrightTofTinjuredTpersonsTtoTseekTredressTforTtheirTsufferings.
d. TheTNewTYorkTCourtTofTAppealsTconcludedTthatTtheTrightTofTinjuredTpersonsTtoTseekTredressTforTtheirTsu
fferingsTdidTnotToutweighTtheTrightTtoTavoidTself-incrimination.
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Apply
REFERENCES: TheTImportanceTofTLaws
QUESTIONTTYPE: MultipleTChoice
HASTVARIABLES: False
TOPICS: TheTChangingTofTLaws
DATETCREATED: 5/27/2023T5:30TAM
DATETMODIFIED: 5/27/2023T5:31TAM

4. WhichTtypeTofTresearcherTisTconcernedTwithTcomparingTlawsT(andTmechanismsTforTinstitutingTandTalteringTl
aws)TinTdifferentTsocietiesTandTrelatingTthemTtoTotherTcharacteristicsTofTtheseTsocieties?
a. Anthropologist
b. Sociologist
c. Philosopher
d. Psychologist
ANSWER: a
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,POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: ThinkTCritically
REFERENCES: TheTPsychologicalTStudyTofTLa
w
QUESTIONTTYPE: MultipleTChoice
HASTVARIABLES: False
DATETCREATED: 5/27/2023T5:31TAM
DATETMODIFIED: 5/27/2023T5:32TAM

5. IfTaTresearcherTisTinterestedTinTtheTstudyTaTspecificTsocietyTandTexaminesTitsTinstitutionsT(e.g.,TtheTfamily,TtheTc
hurch,TorTtheTsubculture)TtoTdetermineTtheirTroleTinTdevelopingTadherenceTtoTtheTlaw,TthatTresearcherTisTmostTlike
lyTwhichTofTthese?
a. Psychologist
b. Sociologist
c. Anthropologist
d. Philosopher
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: ThinkTCritically
REFERENCES: TheTPsychologicalTStudyTofTLa
w
QUESTIONTTYPE: MultipleTChoice
HASTVARIABLES: False
DATETCREATED: 5/27/2023T5:32TAM
DATETMODIFIED: 6/7/2023T5:36TAM

6. PsychologyTassumesTthatTindividualTcharacteristicsTaffectThowTtheTlegalTsystemToperatesTandTinTturnTtheTlegalTsys
temTaffectsTindividualTcharacteristicsTandTbehavior.TAsTdefinedTinTtheTtext,TcharacteristicsTmayTincludeTwhichTofTth
eTfollowing?
a. SocioeconomicTstatus
b. PersonalTvalues
c. MinorityTstatus
d. AllTofTtheseTareTcorrect.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: ThinkTCritically
REFERENCES: TheTPsychologicalTStudyTofTLa
w
QUESTIONTTYPE: MultipleTChoice
HASTVARIABLES: False
DATETCREATED: 5/27/2023T5:35TAM
DATETMODIFIED: 5/27/2023T5:36TAM

7. MostTforensicTpsychologistsTareTtrainedTasTwhichTofTtheTfollowing?
a. SocialTpsychologists
b. ClinicalTpsychologists
c. CounselingTpsychologists

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, d. Criminologists
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Criminologists
REFERENCES: TheTPsychologicalTStudyTofTLa
w
QUESTIONTTYPE: MultipleTChoice
HASTVARIABLES: False
DATETCREATED: 5/27/2023T5:36TAM
DATETMODIFIED: 5/27/2023T5:37TAM

8. AccordingTtoTKurtTLewin,TwhatTinfluencesTtheTbehaviorTofTanTindividualTinTtheTlegalTsystem?
a. One‘sTpersonalTqualities
b. One‘sTsocialTclass
c. BothTone‘sTpersonalTqualitiesTandTone‘sTsocialTcl
ass
d. One‘sTattitudes
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Understand
REFERENCES: TheTPsychologicalTStudyTofTLaw
QUESTIONTTYPE: MultipleTChoice
HASTVARIABLES: False
DATETCREATED: 5/27/2023T5:37TAM
DATETMODIFIED: 5/27/2023T5:37TAM

9. ATcommonTroleTforTaTforensicTpsychologistTisTwhichTofTtheTfollowing?
a. EvaluateTwhetherTaTdefendantTwasTsaneTatTtheTtimeTtheTcrimeTwasTcommitted.
b. DetermineTifTtheTDNATfromTtheTdefendantTmatchesTtheTDNATcollectedTatTtheTcrimeT
scene.
c. InvestigateTtheTroleTthatTsocialTclassTplaysTinTcriminalTbehavior.
d. ExamineTifTtheTevidenceTisTappropriateTtoTintroduceTinTcourt.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: ThinkTCritically
REFERENCES: TheTPsychologicalTStudyTofTLa
w
QUESTIONTTYPE: MultipleTChoice
HASTVARIABLES: False
DATETCREATED: 5/27/2023T5:37TAM
DATETMODIFIED: 5/27/2023T5:38TAM

10. TheTUnitedTStatesTisTperhapsTtheTmostTindividualisticTsocietyTwhereTpeopleTcanTdeviateTfromTtheTnormTorTm
akeTtheirTownTchoicesTtoTaTgreaterTdegree.TWhatTareTtwoTdeeplyTdesiredTvalues?
a. IndividualismTandTfreeTwill
b. FreedomTandTpersonalTautonomy


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