PSYC 2131 Introduction to Childhood &
Adolescence Final Exam all what you need to
know Thompson Rivers University
,According to the Article neuroscience in the Courtroom, recent advances in neuroscience have: - --raised
important questions about free will and personal responsibility
When detectives were asked in a study about their views of profiling, most said they found it: - --helpful
According to studies, which form of evidence is most incriminating (likely to lead to conviction)? - --
Confession
The biggest, most important benefit of having a shadow jury in place, according to the text, is that,
because they will actually hear the same testimony as the actual jury, they can provide: - --critical
feedback that allows attorneys to adjust strategies
_____ can be described as an effort to figure out how the world works, whereas _____ provides a
system for meting out just desserts. - --science;law
The purpose of exculpatory scenarios is to: - --increase probability of admission of guilt through offering
a justification for actions.
Marissa is being polygraphed using the guilty knowledge test (GKT). This test focuses on whether
Marissa: - --knows facts that one would expect that only the criminal would know
According to the text, the term gatekeeper refers to: - --the assessment of scientific validity of testimony
before allowing it in trial.
According to the text, all of the following shrink the size of the jury pool, EXCEPT: - --summon
Jeremy purposely confessed to a crime he did not commit to cover for his wife. This type of confession is
referred to as an: - --instrumental-voluntary confession.
,Get-tough interventions like Scared Straight and boot camps have been found: - --not to work and even
backfire
The knowledge and skills of developmental psychologists might be relevant for the legal
system in which one of these cases? - --When evaluating the state of mind of a teenager who brought
guns to school.
The knowledge and skills of clinical psychologists might be relevant for the legal
system in which one of these cases? - --When assessing a mentally ill defendant for potential risk of
violence
The knowledge and skills of social psychologists might be relevant for the legal system
in which one of these cases? - --When studying the dynamics of jury deliberation
Brandeis's brief in Muller v Oregon (1908) was a milestone in the development of the
psychology and law union because it: - --opened the door for U.S. courts to use social scientific evidence.
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. - --legal realism;
"natural law"
Legal realists: - --believed judges constructed the law through their interpretations of evidence and
precedent
Psychologists as evaluators are most likely to be doing research to answer the following question: - --
does the policy or program work?
, Isabella is advocating for a change in the way domestic violence victims are treated by police and the
courts. This is an example of the following role played by psychologists in the legal system: - --refromer
The roles of psychologists and their influence in the legal system created which positive changes? - --
judges have to articulate more clearly what their decisions are based on
Differences in goals, methods, and styles of inquiry made the relationship between psychology and law:
- --difficult but important
Berta is a developmental psychologist. Her knowledge and skills might be most relevant for the legal
system in which one of these cases? - --when evaluating the state of mind of a teenager who brought
guns to school
When psychology and law are discussed as embodying different cultures, the following underlying
cultural differences are viewed as most important: - --behaviors, values, beliefs
When psychology and law are discussed as embodying different cultures, the following underlying
cultural differences between the two fields are considered most important? - --goals, methods, and
styles of inquiry
Roles that psychologists may play in the legal system include the following: - --reformers
On consideration of scientific testimony, gatekeeping in the legal sense includes: - --assessing the
scientific validity of potential testimony
Ricardo is conducting research to determine the effectiveness of the D.A.R.E. program. This is an
example of the following role played by a psychologist in the legal system: - --evaluator
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