Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System, 10th Edition by Kirk Heilbrun, Edith Greene

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Test Bank Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal




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ALL CHAPTERS 1-15 | A+ GRADED

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Chapter 01: Psychology and the Law: Choices and Roles




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1. Which is the purpose of laws?
a. Legislate moral behavior




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b. Control human nature
c. Serve as a mechanism for conflict resolution
d. All of these are correct.
ANS: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Understand REFERENCES: The Importance of Laws QUESTION
TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: Laws Help Resolve Conflict and Protect the Public
DATE CREATED: 21 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 22 AM


2. What is the purpose of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
a. Prevents undue searches and seizures
b. It safeguards us against self-incrimination
c. Protects spouses from testifying against spouses
d. Provides the right to peaceful protest
ANS: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Understand REFERENCES: The Importance of Laws QUESTION
TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: The Changing of Laws
DATE CREATED: 29 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 30 AM

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3. Edward Rosenheimer was charged with a hit-and-run accident, but he claimed that the law
requiring him to report the accident to the police was unconstitutional because it forced him to




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incriminate himself, violating the U.S. Constitution. A New York judge agreed and released him
from custody. This case eventually came before the New York Court of Appeals; what was this




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court‘s decision?
a. Rosenheimer‘s original verdict was upheld because the law forcing him to incriminate
himself was said by this court to be unconstitutional.
b. Rosenheimer was released from custody because the Court of General Sessions in New
York State said that the hit-and-run regulation should be removed because of unconstitutionality.
c. The New York Court of Appeals concluded that the right to avoid self-incrimination did
not outweigh the right of injured persons to seek redress for their sufferings.
d. The New York Court of Appeals concluded that the right of injured persons to seek
redress for their sufferings did not outweigh the right to avoid self-incrimination.
ANS: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Apply
REFERENCES: The Importance of Laws
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
TOPICS: The Changing of Laws
DATE CREATED: 30 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 31 AM


4. Which type of researcher is concerned with comparing laws (and mechanisms for instituting
and altering laws) in different societies and relating them to other characteristics of these
societies?
a. Anthropologist
b. Sociologist
c. Philosopher
d. Psychologist
ANS: a
POINTS: 1

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DIFFICULTY: Think Critically




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REFERENCES: The Psychological Study of Law
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice




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HAS VARIABLES: False DATE CREATED: 31 AM DATE MODIFIED: 32 AM


5. If a researcher is interested in the study a specific society and examines its institutions (e.g.,
the family, the church, or the subculture) to determine their role in developing adherence to the
law, that researcher is most likely which of these?
a. Psychologist
b. Sociologist
c. Anthropologist
d. Philosopher
ANS: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Think Critically
REFERENCES: The Psychological Study of Law
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
DATE CREATED: 32 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 6/7 5:36 AM


6. Psychology assumes that individual characteristics affect how the legal system operates and in
turn the legal system affects individual characteristics and behavior. As defined in the text,
characteristics may include which of the following?
a. Socioeconomic status
b. Personal values
c. Minority status
d. All of these are correct.
ANS: b
POINTS: 1