Question 1

Competence focuses on the "present ability" of the defendant to participate in the legal process.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

What is the most common parenting recommendation made by experts in custody cases?

Accepted Answer

A)  limited joint custody. 
B)  joint custody with parents splitting physical custody 50%/50%. 
C)  sole physical and legal custody with the mother. 
D)  flexible custody arrangements where parents decide weekly what will be done with the children. 
A)  limited joint custody. 
B)  joint custody with parents splitting physical custody 50%/50%. 
C)  sole physical and legal custody with the mother. 
D)  flexible custody arrangements where parents decide weekly what will be done with the children. B

Question 3

Which of the following practitioners would offer advice to attorneys about jury selection and eyewitness testimony?

Accepted Answer

A)  law enforcement psychologists 
B)  litigation psychologists 
C)  correctional psychologists 
D)  all clinical psychologists 
A)  law enforcement psychologists 
B)  litigation psychologists 
C)  correctional psychologists 
D)  all clinical psychologists B

Question 4

Insanity

Accepted Answer

A)  is clearly defined in the DSM-IV-TR. 
B)  is a psychological concept that dates from the early stages of clinical psychology. 
C)  can be assessed by using specific questionnaires. 
D)  is a legal term whose standards have evolved over time. 
A)  is clearly defined in the DSM-IV-TR. 
B)  is a psychological concept that dates from the early stages of clinical psychology. 
C)  can be assessed by using specific questionnaires. 
D)  is a legal term whose standards have evolved over time.

Question 5

Describe the factors that research indicates are, and are not, associated with poorer child adjustment after parental divorce.

Accepted Answer

Research indicates that there are severa

Question 6

Expert witnesses often give their opinion on whether a defendant is competent to stand trial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Explain the McNaughton rule, and the impact it has had on present day forensic psychology.

Accepted Answer

The McNaughton rule, also known as the M

Question 8

Which of the following is likely to be found not competent to stand trial?

Accepted Answer

A)  a person with moderate mental retardation 
B)  a person with depression 
C)  a person who presents evidence of traumatic abuse as a child 
D)  a person who has schizophrenia and has never received treatment 
A)  a person with moderate mental retardation 
B)  a person with depression 
C)  a person who presents evidence of traumatic abuse as a child 
D)  a person who has schizophrenia and has never received treatment

Question 9

Federal Rule of Evidence 702 concerns

Accepted Answer

A)  the reliability of scientific expert testimony. 
B)  the applicability of the testimony to the facts of the case. 
C)  the qualifications of the expert who is testifying. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  the reliability of scientific expert testimony. 
B)  the applicability of the testimony to the facts of the case. 
C)  the qualifications of the expert who is testifying. 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

If a defendant is found not to be competent to stand trial, he or she will receive treatment and then be released.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

____________________occurs when a psychologist attempts to evaluate the psychological state of an individual after than individual is deceased.

Accepted Answer

A)  A postmortem evaluation 
B)  A psychological profile 
C)  A psychological autopsy 
D)  An advance medical directive 
A)  A postmortem evaluation 
B)  A psychological profile 
C)  A psychological autopsy 
D)  An advance medical directive

Question 12

According to the text, which of the following legal situations do many mental health professionals consider the most ethically challenging and clinically difficult?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological autopsies 
B)  advance medical directives 
C)  child custody and parental fitness evaluations 
D)  competency hearings 
A)  psychological autopsies 
B)  advance medical directives 
C)  child custody and parental fitness evaluations 
D)  competency hearings

Question 13

The increase in neuropsychological evidence about the development of the brain has led to discussions about

Accepted Answer

A)  whether juveniles should be tried and punished under the same standards as adults. 
B)  whether any criminal is competent to stand trial. 
C)  the role of psychologists in the determination of sanity and insanity for defense purposes. 
D)  the impossibility of psychological autopsies on adolescents. 
A)  whether juveniles should be tried and punished under the same standards as adults. 
B)  whether any criminal is competent to stand trial. 
C)  the role of psychologists in the determination of sanity and insanity for defense purposes. 
D)  the impossibility of psychological autopsies on adolescents.

Question 14

Assessing competence to stand trial usually begins with

Accepted Answer

A)  a detailed analysis of records. 
B)  an intelligence test. 
C)  a mental status examination. 
D)  projective personality testing. 
A)  a detailed analysis of records. 
B)  an intelligence test. 
C)  a mental status examination. 
D)  projective personality testing.

Question 15

Evidence indicates that mediation has a more positive impact on the post-divorce adjustment of both parents and children than litigation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Expert witnesses on psychological matters

Accepted Answer

A)  are becoming increasingly rare as the public is becoming more skeptical of their findings. 
B)  testify in more than 25% of trials held in federal court. 
C)  testify in as many as 1,000,000 civil trials a year. 
D)  are more common in criminal than in civil trials. 
A)  are becoming increasingly rare as the public is becoming more skeptical of their findings. 
B)  testify in more than 25% of trials held in federal court. 
C)  testify in as many as 1,000,000 civil trials a year. 
D)  are more common in criminal than in civil trials.

Question 17

Which of the following behaviors would constitute a "tort."

Accepted Answer

A)  malpractice 
B)  libel and slander 
C)  negligent behavior causing harm to another 
D)  all of the above 
A)  malpractice 
B)  libel and slander 
C)  negligent behavior causing harm to another 
D)  all of the above

Question 18

The McNaughton rule established guidelines for

Accepted Answer

A)  criminal competence. 
B)  determining whether a defendant was insane when committing a crime. 
C)  loosening the current definitions of insanity for defense purposes. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  criminal competence. 
B)  determining whether a defendant was insane when committing a crime. 
C)  loosening the current definitions of insanity for defense purposes. 
D)  all of the above

Question 19

What relatively new role for clinicians has emerged as more couples seek and obtain joint custody of children after divorces, and need help navigating their new parenting roles?

Accepted Answer

A)  parenting coordinator 
B)  parenting caseworker 
C)  family therapist 
D)  none of the above, there is little role for clinicians once the divorce is final 
A)  parenting coordinator 
B)  parenting caseworker 
C)  family therapist 
D)  none of the above, there is little role for clinicians once the divorce is final

Question 20

There are strict guidelines for conducting psychological autopsies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Competence focuses on the "present ability" of the defendant to participate in the legal process.

What is the most common parenting recommendation made by experts in custody cases?

Which of the following practitioners would offer advice to attorneys about jury selection and eyewitness testimony?

Insanity

Describe the factors that research indicates are, and are not, associated with poorer child adjustment after parental divorce.

Expert witnesses often give their opinion on whether a defendant is competent to stand trial.

Explain the McNaughton rule, and the impact it has had on present day forensic psychology.

Which of the following is likely to be found not competent to stand trial?

Federal Rule of Evidence 702 concerns

If a defendant is found not to be competent to stand trial, he or she will receive treatment and then be released.

____________________occurs when a psychologist attempts to evaluate the psychological state of an individual after than individual is deceased.

According to the text, which of the following legal situations do many mental health professionals consider the most ethically challenging and clinically difficult?

The increase in neuropsychological evidence about the development of the brain has led to discussions about

Assessing competence to stand trial usually begins with

Evidence indicates that mediation has a more positive impact on the post-divorce adjustment of both parents and children than litigation.

Expert witnesses on psychological matters

Which of the following behaviors would constitute a "tort."

The McNaughton rule established guidelines for

What relatively new role for clinicians has emerged as more couples seek and obtain joint custody of children after divorces, and need help navigating their new parenting roles?

There are strict guidelines for conducting psychological autopsies.

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Exam 14: Forensic Psychology

Competence focuses on the "present ability" of the defendant to participate in the legal process.

What is the most common parenting recommendation made by experts in custody cases?

Which of the following practitioners would offer advice to attorneys about jury selection and eyewitness testimony?

Insanity

Describe the factors that research indicates are, and are not, associated with poorer child adjustment after parental divorce.

Expert witnesses often give their opinion on whether a defendant is competent to stand trial.

Explain the McNaughton rule, and the impact it has had on present day forensic psychology.

Which of the following is likely to be found not competent to stand trial?

Federal Rule of Evidence 702 concerns

If a defendant is found not to be competent to stand trial, he or she will receive treatment and then be released.

____________________occurs when a psychologist attempts to evaluate the psychological state of an individual after than individual is deceased.

According to the text, which of the following legal situations do many mental health professionals consider the most ethically challenging and clinically difficult?

The increase in neuropsychological evidence about the development of the brain has led to discussions about

Assessing competence to stand trial usually begins with

Evidence indicates that mediation has a more positive impact on the post-divorce adjustment of both parents and children than litigation.

Expert witnesses on psychological matters

Which of the following behaviors would constitute a "tort."

The McNaughton rule established guidelines for

What relatively new role for clinicians has emerged as more couples seek and obtain joint custody of children after divorces, and need help navigating their new parenting roles?

There are strict guidelines for conducting psychological autopsies.

What Is Clinical Psychology

Clinical Psychologys Past and Present

Basic Features of Clinical Assessment

Interviewing and Observation in Clinical Psychology

Testing in Clinical Psychology

Basic Features of Clinical Interventions

Psychodynamic and Humanistic Psychotherapies

Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapies

Alternative Modes of Clinical Intervention

Research on Clinical Intervention

Clinical Child Psychology

Health Psychology

Clinical Neuopsychology

Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology

Getting Into Graduate School in Clinical Psychology

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