Forensic Psychology midterm 1 – Questions with
verified answers
Challenges for validity of selection instruments? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Different
measures get different results
2. Ratings from different individuals can contradict
Cognitive ability test are best at predicting what? Ans✓✓✓
Performance during training
Do cognitive interviews increase accurate information? Ans✓✓✓ Yes,
with a small increase in errors as well
Does hypnosis help recall? Ans✓✓✓ People provide more details but
hose details are just as likely to be inaccurate as accurate
Does the lineup order matter? Ans✓✓✓ Yes, foils on the left side are
more likely to be inaccurately identified as the target
Essential KSAs? Ans✓✓✓ Honesty, reliability, sensitivity, good
communication, high motivation, problem solving, and team player
Evidence provided to the court must be? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Provided by a
qualified expert
2. Relevant
, 3. Reliable
How are witnesses exposed to misinformation? Ans✓✓✓ -Officer
making assumptions
-Overhearing another witness
-Officer incorporating an erroneous detail from a previous witness's
interview
How do you control police discretion? Ans✓✓✓ Department policies
and use of force models
How does age effect recognition? Ans✓✓✓ Older adults are more
likely to make an incorrect decision from a target-absent lineup than
younger adults and make fewer correct identifications and correct
rejections than younger adults.
In Canada, Forensic Psychologists most significant contribution is?
Ans✓✓✓ In the corrections, conducting better risk assessment tools
and developing effective treatment approaches.
Problems with expert testimony? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Studies are too far
removed from real-world
2. Experts are too over confidence which misleads the court
3. Many studies are counterintuitive and contradict common beliefs
verified answers
Challenges for validity of selection instruments? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Different
measures get different results
2. Ratings from different individuals can contradict
Cognitive ability test are best at predicting what? Ans✓✓✓
Performance during training
Do cognitive interviews increase accurate information? Ans✓✓✓ Yes,
with a small increase in errors as well
Does hypnosis help recall? Ans✓✓✓ People provide more details but
hose details are just as likely to be inaccurate as accurate
Does the lineup order matter? Ans✓✓✓ Yes, foils on the left side are
more likely to be inaccurately identified as the target
Essential KSAs? Ans✓✓✓ Honesty, reliability, sensitivity, good
communication, high motivation, problem solving, and team player
Evidence provided to the court must be? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Provided by a
qualified expert
2. Relevant
, 3. Reliable
How are witnesses exposed to misinformation? Ans✓✓✓ -Officer
making assumptions
-Overhearing another witness
-Officer incorporating an erroneous detail from a previous witness's
interview
How do you control police discretion? Ans✓✓✓ Department policies
and use of force models
How does age effect recognition? Ans✓✓✓ Older adults are more
likely to make an incorrect decision from a target-absent lineup than
younger adults and make fewer correct identifications and correct
rejections than younger adults.
In Canada, Forensic Psychologists most significant contribution is?
Ans✓✓✓ In the corrections, conducting better risk assessment tools
and developing effective treatment approaches.
Problems with expert testimony? Ans✓✓✓ 1. Studies are too far
removed from real-world
2. Experts are too over confidence which misleads the court
3. Many studies are counterintuitive and contradict common beliefs
