Forensic Psychology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

This comprehensive Test Bank for Forensic Psychology (6th Canadian Edition) by Pozzulo, Bennell & Forth provides fully verified and accurate exam questions and answers that cover every chapter of the textbook. Designed for students, instructors, and exam-prep learners in forensic psychology, criminal justice, criminology, and behavioral sciences. Includes multiple-choice, scenario-based, applied reasoning, and concept-focused questions aligned with the 6th Canadian Edition’s core topics: i...

Actuarial Prediction - correct answer Based on statistical formula (Still requires some clinical judgment, e.g., in scoring) (Fares better than clinical prediction in most instances; however, clinical prediction is still used in court because professional are considered to have expertise). Anamnestic Prediction - correct answer Based on an analysis of how a particular person has acted in the past in similar situations. (Sometimes called "structured clinical judgment") Base Rate - cor...

What are the benefits of obtaining a confession? - correct answer it almost guarantees a conviction What have been the changes in the interrogation techniques? - correct answer physical violence --> less obvious physical abuse --> psychological forms What are the Miranda Rights? - correct answer- You have the right to remain silent - You have the right to an attorney during questioning - You have the right to an appointed attorney when the financial need exists - You acknowledg...

forensic psychologist jobs - correct answer police psychology psychology of crime and delinquency victimology and victim services legal psychology correctional psychology victimology - correct answer study of persons who have experienced either actual or threatened physical, psychological, social, or financial harm as the result of the commission or attempted commission of crime against them legal psychology - correct answer scientific study of a wide assortment of topics reflecting th...

Trial by Ordeal - correct answer a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control in vino veritas - correct answer in wine there is truth, alcohol disinhibits us real life lasso of truth - correct answer Pentothal and barbituate are used to depress inhibition, subduing ppl, they make ppl talk , didn't really work lying is ____ - correct answer adaptive By being adap...

History of Psychology and the Law 1906-Freud - correct answer developed psychoanalytic theory; argued that psychological processes must be taken into consideration in the justice system; all judges have unconscious biases History of Psychology and the Law 1908- On the Witness Stand - correct answer Hugo Munsterberg wrote "On the Witness Stand," which compiled many studies and court decisions made on opinion instead of objective evidence; explained how psychological factors could alter...

What is forensic psychology? - correct answer Any application of psychological research, methods, theory, and practice to a task faced by the legal system What do forensic psychologist do? - correct answer-consultant to law enforcement -trial consultant -forensic evaluator/expert witness -present psychology to the courts -polygraph -profiling -hypnosis -psychological autopsy -false confessions -eyewitness testimony Differences between psychology and law? - correct answer Psycholog...

forensics - correct answer anything pertaining to law, both criminal and civil; analysis of evidence at or near crime scenes the father of forensic psychology - correct answer. Mc keen cat tell history-1893 - correct answer first psychological experiment on the psychology of testimony is conducted by J. Mc Keen at Columbia university history-1908 - correct answer publication of hugo musterberg's on the witness stand--the first published book on forensic psychology history-1917 - c...

Currently, forensic psychologists have: - correct answer1-) doctoral degrees in clinical psychology: a PhD or PsyD in clinical psychology 2-) licensure as a clinical or counseling psychologist (if they plan to do assessment or treatment) 3-) specialized graduate or post-graduate training in forensic psychology (all of these) Like factual witnesses, expert witnesses cannot share their opinions - correct answer False A forensic psychologist is asked to be an objective scientist and ...

Cesare Lumbrozo - correct answer Connected Psychology to criminal behavior in his book "The Criminal Man" which discussed the causes of crimes (Physiognomy) Why do Psych and Law work together? - correct answer They share mutual interests about understanding human behavior to solve problems. Goals of Psychology - correct answer To explain human behavior with likelihood and constant revision. Uses comfortable inferences with major uncertainty. Descriptive Goals of Law - correct answ...