Forensic Psychology Study Guide questions with
verified answers
____ know what one is doing when committing a crime Ans✓✓✓ mens
rea
______ have been found to be largely ineffective in reducing juvenile
deliquency Ans✓✓✓ boot camps
______________ is a principle that suggests a person must have
committed an unlawful act willfully or purposely. Ans✓✓✓ mens rea
A central part of assessing the psychology of offenders relates to their?
Ans✓✓✓ personality
A crime is created or occurs by: Ans✓✓✓ A criminal
A defendant ________________ Ans✓✓✓ is presumed to be
competent unless otherwise proven
A large part of the contributions of experts in helping the police is:
Ans✓✓✓ giving advice on where to find a criminal
a person can be executed if at the time they understand Ans✓✓✓ the
execution
,A way of giving information that deliberately fabricates or grossly
exaggerates symptoms. Ans✓✓✓ malingering
According to Samenow, what is a reason that "delinquent peer group"
is not really a risk factor? Ans✓✓✓ the child chooses the peer group
According to Samenow, what statement best describes the relationship
between parent and delinquent child? Ans✓✓✓ the child rejects the
parents
According to Samenow, which of the following is true of criminal
thinking? Ans✓✓✓ criminals prey upon vulnerability
accurately characterizing offender is Ans✓✓✓ first step in determining
risk
All of the following are activities that forensic psychologists engage in
except: Ans✓✓✓ using truth serum to determine if a criminal was lying
All of the following are components of successful programs used to
treat sex offenders except: Ans✓✓✓ relapse prevention
, an antisocial person who chooses victims more due to their
vulnerability and the opportunity, and only coincidentally because they
are children Ans✓✓✓ morally indiscriminate
an area in which a particular set of laws holds sway is referred to as a:
Ans✓✓✓ jurisdiction
An assessment by a forensic psychologist can help the court decide all
of the following EXCEPT: Ans✓✓✓ if the person actually committed the
crime
an ethical forensic psychologist that provides expert testimony receives
payment for his ___________. Ans✓✓✓ time
an individual who may be mentally or developmentally disabled. Having
little contact with others, they see children as vulnerable objects that
can be used to satisfy their own sexual curiosity Ans✓✓✓ inadequate
as a psychologist, you testify about? Ans✓✓✓ your opinion
asking an expert to take a reference to a psychological test out of a
report because it will harm the defendant's case is an example of which
potential source of bias? Ans✓✓✓ attorney pressure
verified answers
____ know what one is doing when committing a crime Ans✓✓✓ mens
rea
______ have been found to be largely ineffective in reducing juvenile
deliquency Ans✓✓✓ boot camps
______________ is a principle that suggests a person must have
committed an unlawful act willfully or purposely. Ans✓✓✓ mens rea
A central part of assessing the psychology of offenders relates to their?
Ans✓✓✓ personality
A crime is created or occurs by: Ans✓✓✓ A criminal
A defendant ________________ Ans✓✓✓ is presumed to be
competent unless otherwise proven
A large part of the contributions of experts in helping the police is:
Ans✓✓✓ giving advice on where to find a criminal
a person can be executed if at the time they understand Ans✓✓✓ the
execution
,A way of giving information that deliberately fabricates or grossly
exaggerates symptoms. Ans✓✓✓ malingering
According to Samenow, what is a reason that "delinquent peer group"
is not really a risk factor? Ans✓✓✓ the child chooses the peer group
According to Samenow, what statement best describes the relationship
between parent and delinquent child? Ans✓✓✓ the child rejects the
parents
According to Samenow, which of the following is true of criminal
thinking? Ans✓✓✓ criminals prey upon vulnerability
accurately characterizing offender is Ans✓✓✓ first step in determining
risk
All of the following are activities that forensic psychologists engage in
except: Ans✓✓✓ using truth serum to determine if a criminal was lying
All of the following are components of successful programs used to
treat sex offenders except: Ans✓✓✓ relapse prevention
, an antisocial person who chooses victims more due to their
vulnerability and the opportunity, and only coincidentally because they
are children Ans✓✓✓ morally indiscriminate
an area in which a particular set of laws holds sway is referred to as a:
Ans✓✓✓ jurisdiction
An assessment by a forensic psychologist can help the court decide all
of the following EXCEPT: Ans✓✓✓ if the person actually committed the
crime
an ethical forensic psychologist that provides expert testimony receives
payment for his ___________. Ans✓✓✓ time
an individual who may be mentally or developmentally disabled. Having
little contact with others, they see children as vulnerable objects that
can be used to satisfy their own sexual curiosity Ans✓✓✓ inadequate
as a psychologist, you testify about? Ans✓✓✓ your opinion
asking an expert to take a reference to a psychological test out of a
report because it will harm the defendant's case is an example of which
potential source of bias? Ans✓✓✓ attorney pressure
