Forensic Psychology 1st edition William Harmening Ana Gamez
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CHAPTER 1
A New Discipline Emerges
Chapter 1 Multiple Choice
Select a single answer for each multiple choice question.
- Which model of personality allowed researchers the ability to visualize and map-out
the dynamics of behavior?
a. Aichorn’s model
b. Freud’s model
c. Watson’s model
d. Munsterberg’s model
Answer: b
Objective: Summarize the advances in psychological theory that contributed to the
development of modern forensic psychology
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Level: Intermediate - The work of this German psychologist examined the role of eyewitness testimony in
the trial process.
a. Aichorn
b. Freud
c. Munsterberg
d. Watson
Answer: c
Objective: Summarize the advances in psychological theory that contributed to the
development of modern forensic psychology
Page number: 4
Level: Intermediate - Which interrogation technique attempts to break down a suspect’s psychological
defenses and gain their confession?
a. Inbau technique
b. Reid technique
c. Reiser technique
d. Munsterberg technique
Answer: b
Objective: Summarize the advances in psychological theory that contributed to the
development of modern forensic psychology
Page number: 5
Level: Intermediate - Howard Teten attempted to develop a suspect’s profile by analyzing what?
a. The suspect’s personality
b. The victim
c. The characteristics of the crime scene
d. The witness/ victim’s description of the incident
Answer: c
Objective: Recognize the factors contributing to the emergence of modern forensic
psychology
Page number: 6
Level: Intermediate - The FBI created which system of profiling?
a. Geographic profiling
b. Organized-disorganized offender profiling
c. Cognitive-behavioral profiling
d. Victim profiling
Answer: b
Objective: Recognize the factors contributing to the emergence of modern forensic
psychology
Page number: 6
Level: Intermediate - Which police department in America is responsible for hiring the first police
psychologist?
a. Chicago PD
b. New York City PD
c. Los Angeles PD
d. San Francisco PD
Answer: c
Objective: Recognize the factors contributing to the emergence of modern forensic
psychology
Page number: 6
Level: Intermediate - The FBI’s organized-disorganized profiling system is based on an analysis of what?
a. The victim
b. The offender’s childhood
c. The number of victims
d. The crime scene(s)
Answer: d
Objective: Recognize the factors contributing to the emergence of modern forensic
psychology
Page number: 6
Level: Intermediate - Which area of forensic psychology concerns itself with police officer recruitment and
testing?
a. Criminal Psychology
b. Police psychology
c. Legal psychology
d. Organizational psychology
Answer: b
Objective: Define the discipline of forensic psychology, and distinguish among its five
subdisciplines
Page number: 8
Level: intermediate
- Each of the following is a subdiscipline of forensic psychology EXCEPT:
a. Criminal psychology
b. Correctional psychology
c. Abnormal psychology
d. Legal psychology
Answer: c
Objective: Define the discipline of forensic psychology, and distinguish among its five
subdisciplines
Page number: 9
Level: intermediate - Which of the following might an individual practicing legal psychology do?
a. Create an offender profile
b. Complete a competency evaluation
c. Administer testing to police recruits
d. Facilitate the proper classification of prison inmates
Answer: b
Objective: Define the discipline of forensic psychology, and distinguish among its five
subdisciplines
Page number: 10
Level: Intermediate - In forensic psychology, the term “reintegration” is typically used in relation to what?
a. A prison inmate returning to the community
b. Redefining an offender profile with new information or evidence
c. Returning a police officer suffering from PTSD to work
d. None of the above
Answer: a
Objective: Define the discipline of forensic psychology, and distinguish among its five
subdisciplines
Page number: 11
Level: Intermediate - Which area of forensic psychology is reserved almost entirely for highly trained
police officers?
a. Correctional psychology
b. Police psychology
c. Criminal psychology
d. Investigative psychology
Answer: d
Objective: Define the discipline of forensic psychology, and distinguish among its five
subdisciplines
Page number: 9
Level: Intermediate
- In terms of ethics, which of the following is a major difference between most forensic
practitioners and traditional psychologists and counselors?
a. There is no difference
b. There is seldom a confidentiality requirement for the forensic practitioner
c. The forensic practitioner can never ethically conduct an evaluation that is not in
the best interest of the client
d. The structure of the forensic relationship is more client-centered than it is for a
traditional psychologist.
Answer: b
Objective: Recognize some of the major ethical concerns and conflicts related to forensic
psychology
Page number: 12
Level: Intermediate - Which of the following organizations provides ethical guidelines for police officers?
a. American Psychological Association
b. International Association of Chiefs of Police
c. National Family Law Center
d. FBI
Answer: b
Objective: Recognize some of the major ethical concerns and conflicts related to forensic
psychology
Page number: 13
Level: Intermediate - Which of the following would be an ethics violation by a licensed psychologist?
a. Testing police officer candidates
b. Reporting to the Court the results of a forensic evaluation
c. Completing a competency exam without specific training in the instruments
used
d. None of the above would be considered an ethics violation
Answer: c
Objective: Recognize some of the major ethical concerns and conflicts related to forensic
psychology
Page number: 14
Level: Intermediate
Chapter 1 True-False