Know the various subfields of psychology in which a forensic psychologist can be
trained. - ️️o Clinical Psychologist
o Social Psychologists
o Experimental Psychologists
o Developmental Psychologists
Know how differently those in psychology interact from those in the field of law when
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Know the various subfields of psychology in which a forensic psychologist can be
trained. - ✔️✔️o Clinical Psychologist
o Social Psychologists
o Experimental Psychologists
o Developmental Psychologists
Know how differently those in psychology interact from those in the field of law when
carrying out their profession. - ✔️✔️Forensic psychologists deal with probabilities,
knowledge, and objective truth.
Lawyers deal in terms of yes/no and focus on morality and social control
Know the definition of "forensic psychology." - ✔️✔️Any application of psychological
research, methods, theory, and practice to a task faced by the legal system
Know the role of a forensic psychologist when testifying in a trial. - ✔️✔️To serve as an
objective, expert witness or evaluate witnesses for competency
Know the difference between a fact witness and an expert witness. - ✔️✔️Fact
witnesses include the victim of a crime, only can testify to what they observed
Expert witness may express opinions while staying impartial
Know what voir dire is. - ✔️✔️"to speak the truth" used to uncover biases of jurors
Know the types of punishment one might get in both civil and criminal trials. -
✔️✔️Civil: Responsible party is having to pay monetary award to the injured party
o Could result in loss of custody
o Could result in guardianship
Criminal: Deprived of freedom
Know what a mediator is and who can serve in that role. - ✔️✔️Helps to resolve legal
disputes to prevent a trial, forensic psychologists can be mediators
Know the various roles a forensic psychologist can play. - ✔️✔️They can be teachers,
mediators in legal disputes, trial consultants, jury selection, advisors to legislatures on
public policy
Know who is given credit with founding the field of forensic psychology. - ✔️✔️Hugo
Munsterberg
, Know what Brown v. Board of Education decided. - ✔️✔️Stated that school
segregation was illegal
o Appendix was prepared by 3 psychologists and was based on social science research
o Points raised in appendix were cited in the opinion to the appeals court decision
Know what diplomate status means. - ✔️✔️The recipient is at the highest level of
excellence in their field, expert expert witness
Know the primary purpose of having a forensic psychologist testify in court. - ✔️✔️To
use their assessment to help or educate the court without potential benefit to the
examinee
Know what amicus brief are. - ✔️✔️Legal document that are provided by a 3rd party
(forensic psychologist) that inform the court of a certain relevant topic
Know the difference between the difference between civil and criminal cases and some
examples of each. - ✔️✔️Civil case: custody battles, guardianship disputes, and
monetary cases
Criminal cases: harm done on society as a whole (murder)
Know the controversy over how forensic psychology is designated as a separate field
within psychology. - ✔️✔️Forensic psychology is seen as a subset of clinical
psychology - so their title is controversial
Know why an examinee in a forensic assessment might give a distorted picture of
his/her functioning (both positive and negative). - ✔️✔️o Examinees in assessments
may think whatever they say is confidential, but really, everything they say is reported
back to the client
o They may answer questions falsely to appear better
Know what the empirical approach means in psychology. - ✔️✔️Empirical approach
means we make changes based on scientific merit
Know what reliability, validity, and ecological validity are. - ✔️✔️Reliability: consistency
over time
Validity: does it measure what it is supposed to measure
Ecological Validity: dissimilarities between research and the real world
Know the purpose of the first forensic evaluations for those in high-risk occupations. -
✔️✔️Pre-employment screenings - an assessment of an applicant's psychological
suitability for prospective employment
Know when preemployment screens and fitness for duty assessments are conducted -
✔️✔️Completed in the post-offer stage
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