PSY 368 / PSY368 FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 1
ruled that Daubert applied to technical and specialized
knowledge, not just scientific expert
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Introspection is not a good strategy for clinicians to rely on to minimize their
biases. Why not?
The most frequently occurring mental health question in criminal law is
The Brian David Mitchell case (Elizabeth Smart kidnapper) was a good example
of:
You are an attorney appointed to represent a poor client accused of rape who
has a history of mental illness. During your first several meetings, the man is
completely incoherent. Which of the following issues should you address first?
Although the Supreme Court did not further define “a reasonable period of time” in which a defendant can be held as
incompetent to stand trial, the term is often equated with .
How many mental health expert witnesses were part of the Jeffrey Dahmer
trial?
Which analogy did Brodsky & Gutheil (2016) write a chapter about in the
excerpt from The Expert Expert Witness?
Oliver has been charged with murder. Oliver, who has a psychiatric history doesn’t seem to understand the charge against him. He hasn’t answered any of the questions that his lawyer has asked him so he hasn’t been assisting with his defense. Although his IQ has been tested and found to be in the low normal range, he doesn’t seem to understand that if he pleads guilty, he is going to go to prison. Which of the following is the crucial issue that will determine whether or not Oliver is judged as incompetent?
In the Minds on Trial chapter about the Cameron Hooker case, the judge made a ruling about the expert witness’s testimony that reflected one of the conflicts between law and psychology. What was the ruling about?
Expert testimony is:
Dr. Croft is a forensic psychologist who is conducting an evaluation on a 27 year-old man. The man’s employer has referred him because he is having anger control problems that have become a problem at work and the employer is considering firing the man. What is one of the primary ethical concerns Dr. Croft must contend with when conducting the evaluation and communicating the findings of this report?
The dominant standard for the admissibility of scientific evidence for 70 years until the 1990s cases was .
The dominant standard in the United States for competency is based on
.
Which of the following is often thought of as a trial’s purpose?
Which Judge is most important in the history of forensic psychology in the U.S.?
We watched a video of Colin Ferguson’s (the Long Island Railroad Massacre shooter) trial. What case had been decided shortly before his trial that allowed the trial to proceed as we saw in the video, and what case later changed that precedent so that a case like Mr. Ferguson’s would not happen again?
Selected
William Marston, a significant figure in the history of forensic psychology, is famous for:
Which challenge to expert testimony appears to be the most effective?
The word forensic is derived from the Latin word describing
in Ancient Rome.
• Question 22
Criminal law is concerned with .
The purpose of a forensic psychologist acting as an expert witness is to
• Question 24
The focus of a competency evaluation is .
A forensic psychologist was asked to perform an evaluation on Mr. Simpson’s competency to stand trial. This is an example of a .
Which one of the following would be considered the practice of “forensic psychology,” according to the definition of forensic psychology we are using to define the course?
Psychologists may not be able to reasonably avoid a multiple relationship if they
.
The prohibition against in abstentia developed into which of the following legal issues?
Competency is a concept, one that determine.
This question is a freebie. If you pick c, you get this one correct. If you pick
anything else, you get this question wrong.
Selected
Which of the following empirically supported factors of expert witness credibility carries the most “weight” (i.e., accounts for most of credibility perceptions)?
An incarcerated individual who is receiving psychological services aimed at rehabilitation is likely working with a .
The ruling that competence to stand trial is a “sufficient present ability to consult with [one’s] attorney with a reasonable degree of rational understanding, and…a rational, as well as factual understanding of the proceedings” stems out of which Supreme Court case? (p. 197)
The decision in encourages competency restoration treatment.
The Dusky v. U.S. (1960) Supreme Court written opinion that we read was how long?
The purpose of a forensic psychologist acting as an expert witness is to
.
ruled that appellate courts should not second-guess a trial judge’s decision to exclude expert testimony.
Dr. Jones is a prospective expert witness. She has traveled to the courthouse and now she is being questioned to determine if she is appropriately qualified to be admitted to testify as an expert. What is the process that Dr. Jones is currently undergoing?
A psychologist that testifies in court about the mental state of a defendant at the time of an alleged offense is acting as a/an
Which of the following is true?
In Jackson v. Indiana (1972), the Supreme Court ruled .
Which diagnosis is the most frequent among individuals who are found incompetent to stand trial?
Competency differs from insanity in that, .
The real danger in all the different potential sources of bias is that
The Jared Loughner case (the man who opened fire at rally in Tucson, AZ) was a good example of:
One difference between the law and science is that the law relies on
whereas science relies upon .
Under the Daubert standard, what are the criteria that must be evaluated by the judge?
Many scholars suggested that concern over was part of the reason for the Daubert decision.
All of the following are differences between a therapeutic assessment and a forensic assessment, except
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