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TEST BANK for Forensic and Legal Psychology, Canadian Edition, by Mark Costanzo, Daniel Krauss and Regina Schuller. ISBN-. (All Chapters 1-13)_TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Psychology and Law: A Cautious Alliance Chapter 2: Interrogations and Confessions Chapter 3: Lie Detection Chapter 4: Criminal ...

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,Chapter: Chapter 1: Essay

Essay

1. Describe the origins and basic elements of the Canadian legal system.

Ans: Answers may vary but should include material from text, particularly diagram on p. 3
(Figure 1-1) and references to: former colonial status and incorporation of British common law;
adoption of stare decisis; Supreme Court has binding authority over lower courts, conforms to
Constitution and follows Criminal Code of Canada and other related federal legislation;
Canada’s civil law evolved from Roman law and covers private relationships and property.

Difficulty: M
Page: 2-3
Section: Origins of the Canadian Legal System
Question Type: Essay
Bloom’s Level: Applying
APA Outcome: 1.3

2. Explain the role the four Daubert criteria play in trial proceedings today.

Ans: Answers will vary but should include reference to at least some of these cases: Daubert v.
Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; General Electric Co. v. Joiner; Kumho Tire Ltd. v.
Carmichael; R. v. Mohan; R. v. McIntosh and McCarthy; R. v. Abbey; R. v. D. D.; judges as
gatekeepers for scientific testimony; the four criteria for admissibility listed on p. 18 of the text
and the controversy over their interpretation; judges’ responsibility for evaluating methods and
statistics used and the expansion of gatekeeping to include judges’ authority to evaluate non-
science expertise as well; guidance court receives from Mohan test and its four points outlined

,on p. 19 including relevance, necessity, absence of exclusionary rule and qualifications of the
expert; experts may be excluded if they don’t provide information beyond what is commonly
known by jurors or what judge can otherwise instruct them on; the importance of judges’
screening function led to hot-tub rules.

Difficulty: C
Page: 18-19
Section: Expert Testimony
Question Type: Essay
Bloom’s Level: Analyzing
APA Outcome: 1.1

3. Discuss some of the controversial issues related to the use of brain scans as evidence in trials.

Ans: Answers will vary but should include references from the text as to whether brain
abnormalities can eliminate culpability; whether jurors are unduly influenced by images of brain
scans and abnormalities; the occurrence of false positives; the fact that abnormalities might not
result in functioning deficits that cause criminal behavior; the need to compare defendant with
others with same abnormalities who do not commit crime; issue of mens rea; questions about
who bears burden of proof and level of proof; need for more advanced technology and scientific
research.

Difficulty: M
Page: 20
Section: Science Spotlight: Brain Scans Go Legal
Question Type: Essay
Bloom’s Level: Applying
APA Outcome: 2.1

4. Describe, in chronological order, some of the major events and influences in the developing
relationship between psychology and law.

Ans: Answers will vary but should include some of the following from the text: (1885)
the trial of resistance leader Louis Riel for treason and the controversy over his accountability as
experts disagreed on his mental status; (early 1900s) the influence of the work of Sigmund
Freud, the psychologist Hugo Munsterberg and the legal writings of Louis Brandeis; (1930s) the
legal realism movement, particularly Karl Llewellyn; (1950s and 1960s) landmark court
decisions like Brown v. Board of Education and testimony on segregation; (1970s and 1980s) the
increasing use of psychological experts in trials, as well as the development of scholarly journals,
undergraduate studies, and professional organizations related to the combination of law and

, psychology.

Difficulty: C
Page: 5-9
Section: A Brief History of Psychology and Law
Question Type: Essay
Bloom’s Level: Analyzing
APA Outcome: 2.2

5. Explain some of the sources of tension between the disciplines of law and psychology as
outlined in Chapter 1.

Ans: Answers will vary but should include references from the text to the following concepts:
Law is conservative and resists innovation while psychology emphasizes creativity and
innovation. Law is hierarchical with lower courts bound by the rulings of higher courts while
psychology relies on empiricism for new ideas based on supporting data. Law is adversarial and
focused on finding the ―truth‖ while psychology relies on experimentation and hypothesis testing
to uncover ―truth.‖ Law is prescriptive while psychology is descriptive. Law is ideographic while
psychology is nomothetic. Law operates on certainty while psychology relies on probability.
Law is reactive and psychology is proactive. Law is operational or applied while psychology is
academic.

Difficulty: M
Page: 10-11
Section: A Brief History of Psychology and Law
Question Type: Essay
Bloom’s Level: Understanding
APA Outcome: 1.1

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