Forensic Test Bank Ch. 1-5 questions with verified
answers
__________ are psychological tests that focus on identifying underlying
brain deficits.
a. Cognitive tests
b. Projective tests
c. Malingering tests
d. Neuropsychological tests Ans✓✓✓ d. Neuropsychological tests
___________ are the most frequently used method of assessment in
psychology.
a. Objective tests
b. Personality tests
c. Risk assessment
d. Clinical Interviews Ans✓✓✓ d. Clinical Interviews
____________ ruled that appellate courts should not second-guess a
trial judge's decision to exclude expert testimony.
a. Daubert v. Merrell Dow
b. General Electric Company v. Joiner
,c. Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael
d. Jenkins v. United States Ans✓✓✓ b. General Electric Company v.
Joiner
_____________ critiqued early attempts by psychologists to apply
psychology to the legal system.
a. John Johnson
b. Hugo Munsterberg
c. Dean John Wigmore
d. Judge David Bazelon Ans✓✓✓ c. Dean John Wigmore
_____________ was one of the first scholars to provide a
comprehensive description of the psychopath in the book, Mask of
Sanity.
a. Robert Hare
b. Paul Babiak
c. Cathy Widom
d. Hervey Cleckley Ans✓✓✓ d. Hervey Cleckley
______________ is a principle that suggests a person must have
committed an unlawful act willfully or purposely.
,a. Forensic
b. Mens rea
c. Culpability
d. Common law Ans✓✓✓ b. Mens rea
______________ is often identified as one of the first psychologists to
apply psychological principles to the law and is famous for his book, On
the Witness Stand (1908).
a. Lightner Witmer
b. William Healy
c. Theodore Blau
d. Hugo Munsterberg Ans✓✓✓ d. Hugo Munsterberg
______________ ruled that Daubert applied to technical and
specialized knowledge, not just scientific expert testimony.
a. Jenkins v. United States
b. General Electric Co. v. Joiner
c. Kuhmo Tire Co., Ltd. v. Carmichael
d. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Ans✓✓✓ c. Kuhmo Tire
Co., Ltd. v. Carmichael
, _______________ psychopaths are generally characterized by a lack of
anxiety.
a. Primary
b. Factor 1
c. Secondary
d. Successful Ans✓✓✓ a. Primary
________________ uses a standard framework or list of risk factors but
allows for clinical judgment.
a. Clinical risk assessments
b. Actuarial risk assessments
c. Structured professional judgment
d. Posterior adjustments to risk assessment Ans✓✓✓ c. Structured
professional judgment
_____________________ violence is purposeful and planned.
a. Reactive
b. Affective
c. Instrumental
answers
__________ are psychological tests that focus on identifying underlying
brain deficits.
a. Cognitive tests
b. Projective tests
c. Malingering tests
d. Neuropsychological tests Ans✓✓✓ d. Neuropsychological tests
___________ are the most frequently used method of assessment in
psychology.
a. Objective tests
b. Personality tests
c. Risk assessment
d. Clinical Interviews Ans✓✓✓ d. Clinical Interviews
____________ ruled that appellate courts should not second-guess a
trial judge's decision to exclude expert testimony.
a. Daubert v. Merrell Dow
b. General Electric Company v. Joiner
,c. Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael
d. Jenkins v. United States Ans✓✓✓ b. General Electric Company v.
Joiner
_____________ critiqued early attempts by psychologists to apply
psychology to the legal system.
a. John Johnson
b. Hugo Munsterberg
c. Dean John Wigmore
d. Judge David Bazelon Ans✓✓✓ c. Dean John Wigmore
_____________ was one of the first scholars to provide a
comprehensive description of the psychopath in the book, Mask of
Sanity.
a. Robert Hare
b. Paul Babiak
c. Cathy Widom
d. Hervey Cleckley Ans✓✓✓ d. Hervey Cleckley
______________ is a principle that suggests a person must have
committed an unlawful act willfully or purposely.
,a. Forensic
b. Mens rea
c. Culpability
d. Common law Ans✓✓✓ b. Mens rea
______________ is often identified as one of the first psychologists to
apply psychological principles to the law and is famous for his book, On
the Witness Stand (1908).
a. Lightner Witmer
b. William Healy
c. Theodore Blau
d. Hugo Munsterberg Ans✓✓✓ d. Hugo Munsterberg
______________ ruled that Daubert applied to technical and
specialized knowledge, not just scientific expert testimony.
a. Jenkins v. United States
b. General Electric Co. v. Joiner
c. Kuhmo Tire Co., Ltd. v. Carmichael
d. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Ans✓✓✓ c. Kuhmo Tire
Co., Ltd. v. Carmichael
, _______________ psychopaths are generally characterized by a lack of
anxiety.
a. Primary
b. Factor 1
c. Secondary
d. Successful Ans✓✓✓ a. Primary
________________ uses a standard framework or list of risk factors but
allows for clinical judgment.
a. Clinical risk assessments
b. Actuarial risk assessments
c. Structured professional judgment
d. Posterior adjustments to risk assessment Ans✓✓✓ c. Structured
professional judgment
_____________________ violence is purposeful and planned.
a. Reactive
b. Affective
c. Instrumental
