Forensic psychology is best defined as the application of psychological methods and principles correct answers Within a legal system
______ psychologists can be involved in forensic psychology. correct answers Clinical, cognitive, and social
Which of the following statements is NOT true? Fore...
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Forensic psychology is best defined as the application of psychological methods and principles
correct answers Within a legal system
______ psychologists can be involved in forensic psychology. correct answers Clinical,
cognitive, and social
Which of the following statements is NOT true? Forensic psychology training opportunities
include correct answers predoctoral, but not postdoctoral, internships that feature forensic
training.
Hugo Munsterberg is most closely associated with the field of _____. correct answers forensic
psychology
Which of the following statements about Hugo Munsterberg is NOT true? correct answers He
practiced family law before developing an interest in forensic psychology.
Clinical psychologists conducting assessments in forensic settings correct answers 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 answers adversarial
Which of the following statements is NOT true? When conducting a forensic evaluation, correct
answers 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 answers projective personality tests
According to Sageman (2003), forensic psychologists should possess specialized assessment
skills, including correct answers 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 answers
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 answers actuarial
, According to experts in forensic psychology, _____ tend to be endorsed most STRONGLY for
use in forensic evaluations. correct answers objective personality tests
Regarding the prediction of dangerousness, it is generally TRUE that correct answers 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 answers the base rate problem
A clinical psychologist conducting an NGRI evaluation is most interested in determining correct
answers . the mental status of the defendant at the time the crime was committed.
The not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI) defense correct answers 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 answers 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 answers 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 answers guilty but
mentally ill
In child custody evaluations, the primary role of the _____ is to make sure that the rights of the
child are protected. correct answers guardian ad litem
More than 90% of child custody evaluators use _____ during a typical evaluation. correct
answers A child custody evaluator typically uses all of the other response choices.
The legal case Dusky v. United States (1960) set the standard used throughout most of the
United States regarding _____. correct answers competency to stand trial
Currently, between _____% and _____% of all felony defendants undergo evaluations to
determine if they are competent to stand trial. correct answers 2, 8
The process whereby a person is involuntarily hospitalized because it is determined that his
behavior is likely to represent a threat to his own welfare or the welfare of others is known as
_____. correct answers civil commitment
Clinical psychologists typically focus on four basic therapy tasks when providing treatment to
forensic clients. Which of the following is NOT one of these four tasks? correct answers
Interoceptive coping
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