CLP 3302: Clinical Psychology - Chapter 19: Forensic Psychology
Forensic psychology is best defined as the application of psychological methods and principles - correct
answer ✔✔Within a legal system
______ psychologists can be involved in forensic psychology. - correct answer ✔✔Clinical, cognitive, and
social
Which of the following statements is NOT true? Forensic psychology training opportunities include -
correct answer ✔✔predoctoral, but not postdoctoral, internships that feature forensic training.
Hugo Munsterberg is most closely associated with the field of _____. - correct answer ✔✔forensic
psychology
Which of the following statements about Hugo Munsterberg is NOT true? - correct answer ✔✔He
practiced family law before developing an interest in forensic psychology.
Clinical psychologists conducting assessments in forensic settings - correct answer ✔✔may be asked to
assess for child custody, personal injury lawsuits, and workers' compensation hearings.
The relationship between forensic psychologists and their patients is often described as _____ - correct
answer ✔✔adversarial
Which of the following statements is NOT true? When conducting a forensic evaluation, - correct answer
✔✔it is permissible to disclose test results to the public if the assessed individual works for a national
According to experts in forensic psychology, _____ tend to be considered unacceptable for assessments
of defendants or criminals. - correct answer ✔✔projective personality tests
According to Sageman (2003), forensic psychologists should possess specialized assessment skills,
including - correct answer ✔✔skill related to litigation.
, _____, an issue that can arise in forensic psychology, occurs when the person being evaluated
exaggerates or "fakes" symptoms in order to achieve some external benefit. - correct answer
✔✔Malingering
In forensic psychology, a method of predicting dangerousness that involves a statistical prediction based
on objective variables, with little to no subjective data, is the _____ prediction method. - correct answer
✔✔actuarial
According to experts in forensic psychology, _____ tend to be endorsed most STRONGLY for use in
forensic evaluations. - correct answer ✔✔objective personality tests
Regarding the prediction of dangerousness, it is generally TRUE that - correct answer ✔✔individuals with
more extensive arrest records are more likely to be dangerous than individuals with less extensive arrest
records.
The prediction of dangerousness is particularly difficult because it happens so infrequently. This
phenomenon is known as ____ - correct answer ✔✔the base rate problem
A clinical psychologist conducting an NGRI evaluation is most interested in determining - correct answer
✔✔. the mental status of the defendant at the time the crime was committed.
The not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) defense - correct answer ✔✔was successfully used by John
Hinckley following his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan.
____ was the first legal standard for the insanity defense in the history of the American legal system. -
correct answer ✔✔The M'Naghten test
Currently, legal standards for NGRI vary from state to state, but they all require that _____ is present and
operating at the time of the offense. - correct answer ✔✔a mental disease or defect
In about half of U.S. states, a defendant can be found _____, a provision intended to provide a middle
ground for jurors contemplating whether to assign criminal responsibility (and punishment) to
defendants whose mental status is in question. - correct answer ✔✔guilty but mentally ill
Forensic psychology is best defined as the application of psychological methods and principles - correct
answer ✔✔Within a legal system
______ psychologists can be involved in forensic psychology. - correct answer ✔✔Clinical, cognitive, and
social
Which of the following statements is NOT true? Forensic psychology training opportunities include -
correct answer ✔✔predoctoral, but not postdoctoral, internships that feature forensic training.
Hugo Munsterberg is most closely associated with the field of _____. - correct answer ✔✔forensic
psychology
Which of the following statements about Hugo Munsterberg is NOT true? - correct answer ✔✔He
practiced family law before developing an interest in forensic psychology.
Clinical psychologists conducting assessments in forensic settings - correct answer ✔✔may be asked to
assess for child custody, personal injury lawsuits, and workers' compensation hearings.
The relationship between forensic psychologists and their patients is often described as _____ - correct
answer ✔✔adversarial
Which of the following statements is NOT true? When conducting a forensic evaluation, - correct answer
✔✔it is permissible to disclose test results to the public if the assessed individual works for a national
According to experts in forensic psychology, _____ tend to be considered unacceptable for assessments
of defendants or criminals. - correct answer ✔✔projective personality tests
According to Sageman (2003), forensic psychologists should possess specialized assessment skills,
including - correct answer ✔✔skill related to litigation.
, _____, an issue that can arise in forensic psychology, occurs when the person being evaluated
exaggerates or "fakes" symptoms in order to achieve some external benefit. - correct answer
✔✔Malingering
In forensic psychology, a method of predicting dangerousness that involves a statistical prediction based
on objective variables, with little to no subjective data, is the _____ prediction method. - correct answer
✔✔actuarial
According to experts in forensic psychology, _____ tend to be endorsed most STRONGLY for use in
forensic evaluations. - correct answer ✔✔objective personality tests
Regarding the prediction of dangerousness, it is generally TRUE that - correct answer ✔✔individuals with
more extensive arrest records are more likely to be dangerous than individuals with less extensive arrest
records.
The prediction of dangerousness is particularly difficult because it happens so infrequently. This
phenomenon is known as ____ - correct answer ✔✔the base rate problem
A clinical psychologist conducting an NGRI evaluation is most interested in determining - correct answer
✔✔. the mental status of the defendant at the time the crime was committed.
The not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) defense - correct answer ✔✔was successfully used by John
Hinckley following his attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan.
____ was the first legal standard for the insanity defense in the history of the American legal system. -
correct answer ✔✔The M'Naghten test
Currently, legal standards for NGRI vary from state to state, but they all require that _____ is present and
operating at the time of the offense. - correct answer ✔✔a mental disease or defect
In about half of U.S. states, a defendant can be found _____, a provision intended to provide a middle
ground for jurors contemplating whether to assign criminal responsibility (and punishment) to
defendants whose mental status is in question. - correct answer ✔✔guilty but mentally ill
