1. The knowledge and skills of developmental psychologists might be relevant for the legal
system in which one of these cases?
A) When studying the dynamics of jury deliberation.
B) When assessing a mentally ill defendant for potential risk of violence.
C) When deciding whether the eyewitness i...
TEST BANK FOR FORENSIC AND LEGAL
PSYCHOLOGY, 2ND EDITION, MARK
COSTANZO, DANIEL KRAUSS
, 1. The knowledge and skills of developmental psychologists might be relevant for the legal
system in which one of these cases?
A) When studying the dynamics of jury deliberation.
B) When assessing a mentally ill defendant for potential risk of violence.
C) When deciding whether the eyewitness is able to remember the scene of crime.
D) When evaluating the state of mind of a teenager who brought guns to school.
2. The knowledge and skills of clinical psychologists might be relevant for the
legal system in which one of these cases?
A) When selecting jurors potentially sympathetic to the defendant.
B) When assessing a mentally ill defendant for potential risk of violence.
C) When deciding whether the eyewitness is able to remember the scene of crime.
D) When evaluating the state of mind of a teenager who brought guns to school.
3. The knowledge and skills of social psychologists might be relevant for the legal
system in which one of these cases?
A) When studying the dynamics of jury deliberation.
B) When assessing a mentally ill defendant for potential risk of violence.
C) When deciding whether the eyewitness is able to remember the scene of crime.
D) When evaluating which custody arrangement will most benefit the
child's development.
4. Brandeis's brief in Muller v Oregon (1908) was a milestone in the development of
the psychology and law union because it:
A) relied on expert testimony from professional psychologists.
B) expanded graduate training for psychologists.
C) mandated the use of research training for judges.
D) opened the door for U.S. courts to use social scientific evidence.
5. The _____ approach treats laws as a tool that needs to be regularly reexamined and
adjusted, whereas _____ treats laws as evolved to reflect the principles found in nature.
A) legal objectivism; environmental law
B) environmental law; legal objectivism
C) legal realism; “natural law”.
D) “natural law”; legal realism
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