Forensic Psychology Exam 1 questions with
verified answers
3 primary types of forensic training and educational models Ans✓✓✓
general graduate programs, speciality programs, dual degree programs
According to Bersoff (1997) a clinical psychologist that attended a
general clinical psychology doctoral program is likely a Ans✓✓✓ legally
informed clinician
According to the RNR (Risk Criminogenic Needs Responsivity)
framework treatment should Ans✓✓✓ target issues most connected
to criminal behavior
All are valid criticisms or conclusions of the cross-cultural research on
the PCL-R EXCEPT Ans✓✓✓ psychopathy is an invalid construct outside
of North America
All of the following terms are frequently used interchangeably with
"psychopath" except the term Ans✓✓✓ conduct disorder
amicus curiae Ans✓✓✓ a brief submitted by a "friend of the court"
refers to a legal brief written by a neutral party that is intended to aid
the court in arriving at a decision (interest)
example- Obergefell vs Hodges by recognizing same sex marriage
,Appeals Court Ans✓✓✓ a court whose role is to review the decisions
and actions of lower courts
Brad loves to collect dead bugs in his spare time. Louie is disgusted by
his behavior and is suing on behalf of dead bugs everywhere. He
believes they have suffered long enough. As a result of the lawsuit, he
will probably appear in what type of court? Ans✓✓✓ civil court
Character evidence Ans✓✓✓ can only be introduced if a defendant
character is brought up in the defense
Circuit Courts Ans✓✓✓ first level of trial courts in the state court
system
clinical psychology Ans✓✓✓ a branch of psychology that studies,
assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders or mental
illness (talk therapy)
Components of Torts Ans✓✓✓ (1) an individual must owe a duty
(2) that duty must have been violated
(3) the violation of that duty must be the proximate cause of a suffered
harm
(4) the harm occurred must involve a legally protected right
Criminal law is concerned with Ans✓✓✓ acts against society
, Criminal Profiling Ans✓✓✓ ·the process by which characteristics of a
crime and crime scene are collected and systematically organized to
narrow down the potential suspects
Criminogenic needs Ans✓✓✓ the goals that offenders have or the
needs they fulfill when committing crimes
Current research on the treatment of people labeled as psychopathic
Ans✓✓✓ challenges the previous literature that indicated treatment
was ineffective psychopaths
Difference between forensic and clinical / therapeutic assessments?
Ans✓✓✓ ·Clinical ("therapeutic") assessments focus on describing a
person's problems / diagnosis to determine treatment
·Forensic assessments address a legal question; must clarify question &
determine whether there is some science that address it
Differences between psychology and law Ans✓✓✓ Psychology goal is
to understand behavior
·Empirical(observation or experience)
·Experimentation
·Descriptive
·Nomothetic (the study or discovery of scientific laws)
verified answers
3 primary types of forensic training and educational models Ans✓✓✓
general graduate programs, speciality programs, dual degree programs
According to Bersoff (1997) a clinical psychologist that attended a
general clinical psychology doctoral program is likely a Ans✓✓✓ legally
informed clinician
According to the RNR (Risk Criminogenic Needs Responsivity)
framework treatment should Ans✓✓✓ target issues most connected
to criminal behavior
All are valid criticisms or conclusions of the cross-cultural research on
the PCL-R EXCEPT Ans✓✓✓ psychopathy is an invalid construct outside
of North America
All of the following terms are frequently used interchangeably with
"psychopath" except the term Ans✓✓✓ conduct disorder
amicus curiae Ans✓✓✓ a brief submitted by a "friend of the court"
refers to a legal brief written by a neutral party that is intended to aid
the court in arriving at a decision (interest)
example- Obergefell vs Hodges by recognizing same sex marriage
,Appeals Court Ans✓✓✓ a court whose role is to review the decisions
and actions of lower courts
Brad loves to collect dead bugs in his spare time. Louie is disgusted by
his behavior and is suing on behalf of dead bugs everywhere. He
believes they have suffered long enough. As a result of the lawsuit, he
will probably appear in what type of court? Ans✓✓✓ civil court
Character evidence Ans✓✓✓ can only be introduced if a defendant
character is brought up in the defense
Circuit Courts Ans✓✓✓ first level of trial courts in the state court
system
clinical psychology Ans✓✓✓ a branch of psychology that studies,
assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders or mental
illness (talk therapy)
Components of Torts Ans✓✓✓ (1) an individual must owe a duty
(2) that duty must have been violated
(3) the violation of that duty must be the proximate cause of a suffered
harm
(4) the harm occurred must involve a legally protected right
Criminal law is concerned with Ans✓✓✓ acts against society
, Criminal Profiling Ans✓✓✓ ·the process by which characteristics of a
crime and crime scene are collected and systematically organized to
narrow down the potential suspects
Criminogenic needs Ans✓✓✓ the goals that offenders have or the
needs they fulfill when committing crimes
Current research on the treatment of people labeled as psychopathic
Ans✓✓✓ challenges the previous literature that indicated treatment
was ineffective psychopaths
Difference between forensic and clinical / therapeutic assessments?
Ans✓✓✓ ·Clinical ("therapeutic") assessments focus on describing a
person's problems / diagnosis to determine treatment
·Forensic assessments address a legal question; must clarify question &
determine whether there is some science that address it
Differences between psychology and law Ans✓✓✓ Psychology goal is
to understand behavior
·Empirical(observation or experience)
·Experimentation
·Descriptive
·Nomothetic (the study or discovery of scientific laws)
