Question 1

Which of the following individuals would be best suited to become a police officer based on the essential KSAs identified in your text?

Accepted Answer

A) Sarah: has a public relations background,volunteered at a children's fitness program,has received leadership awards,got top grades in her degree program,and is considered responsible and trustworthy. 
B) Lyle: has a high degree of physical fitness,considered funny and personable,doesn't get bothered by what other people think of him,and is highly independent and motivated. 
C) Tarek: has worked extensively with youth populations,very shy and considerate,works well in small groups,always willing to help others,tries to minimize stressful situations. 
D) Juanita: has lived all over the world and speaks several languages,outperformed her classmates on the PARE,wants to prove that women can be police officers,and is dominant and strong-willed. 
E) Ashton: scored in the accep ranges on all physical and psychological testing,background check was clean,critical of self and others,and endorses rigid legal attitudes and practices. 
A) Sarah: has a public relations background,volunteered at a children's fitness program,has received leadership awards,got top grades in her degree program,and is considered responsible and trustworthy. 
B) Lyle: has a high degree of physical fitness,considered funny and personable,doesn't get bothered by what other people think of him,and is highly independent and motivated. 
C) Tarek: has worked extensively with youth populations,very shy and considerate,works well in small groups,always willing to help others,tries to minimize stressful situations. 
D) Juanita: has lived all over the world and speaks several languages,outperformed her classmates on the PARE,wants to prove that women can be police officers,and is dominant and strong-willed. 
E) Ashton: scored in the accep ranges on all physical and psychological testing,background check was clean,critical of self and others,and endorses rigid legal attitudes and practices. A

Question 2

Possible consequences associated with police stress fall into three general categories.These are:

Accepted Answer

A) physical health problems/psychological problems/job performance problems 
B) occupational/organizational/criminal justice 
C) adaptive/maladaptive/neutral 
D) proactive/reactive/inhibitory 
E) psychological/physical/mental 
A) physical health problems/psychological problems/job performance problems 
B) occupational/organizational/criminal justice 
C) adaptive/maladaptive/neutral 
D) proactive/reactive/inhibitory 
E) psychological/physical/mental A

Question 3

New strategies for recruiting police officers,such as those used by the Vancouver Police Department,involve

Accepted Answer

A) more rigorous physical testing 
B) use of social media such as blogs and Twitter 
C) criminal background checks 
D) screening for mental disorders 
E) use of role play to determine suitability 
A) more rigorous physical testing 
B) use of social media such as blogs and Twitter 
C) criminal background checks 
D) screening for mental disorders 
E) use of role play to determine suitability B

Question 4

What is considered to be the primary reason why the likelihood of encounters between the police and mentally ill individuals has increased?

Accepted Answer

A) Mentally ill persons commit more crimes. 
B) Most criminal behaviour is associated with mental illness of some kind. 
C) The recent movement towards deinstitutionalization of mentally ill individuals. 
D) Victimization rates of persons with mental illness have increased. 
E) All of the above. 
A) Mentally ill persons commit more crimes. 
B) Most criminal behaviour is associated with mental illness of some kind. 
C) The recent movement towards deinstitutionalization of mentally ill individuals. 
D) Victimization rates of persons with mental illness have increased. 
E) All of the above.

Question 5

The press has been distorting the facts of a particular case on which a police officer is working.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) an organizational stressor 
B) an occupational stressor 
C) a criminal justice stressor 
D) a public stressor 
E) an extrinsic stressor 
A) an organizational stressor 
B) an occupational stressor 
C) a criminal justice stressor 
D) a public stressor 
E) an extrinsic stressor

Question 6

When conducting job analysis concerning police selection,an organizational psychologist may find this challenging because

Accepted Answer

A) different jobs within policing are related to different KSAs. 
B) the KSAs of a good police officer may not be s over time. 
C) individuals disagree over which KSAs are important to assess. 
D) there are a range of techniques for identifying relevant KSAs 
E) all of the above 
A) different jobs within policing are related to different KSAs. 
B) the KSAs of a good police officer may not be s over time. 
C) individuals disagree over which KSAs are important to assess. 
D) there are a range of techniques for identifying relevant KSAs 
E) all of the above

Question 7

Which of the following is not true of the use-of-force continuum?

Accepted Answer

A) It is an indirect method of helping to control the amount of force used by a police officer. 
B) It provides a dynamic guide that can potentially assist with use-of-force decision making. 
C) Following the continuum completely removes the need for police discretion in use-of-force situations. 
D) The continuum encourages officers to continually assess their surroundings. 
E) Lethal force is one of the use-of-force options included in the continuum. 
A) It is an indirect method of helping to control the amount of force used by a police officer. 
B) It provides a dynamic guide that can potentially assist with use-of-force decision making. 
C) Following the continuum completely removes the need for police discretion in use-of-force situations. 
D) The continuum encourages officers to continually assess their surroundings. 
E) Lethal force is one of the use-of-force options included in the continuum.

Question 8

Recent research conducted by McCoy and Aamodt (2010)has compared the divorce rate amongst law enforcement personnel to the divorce rate in the general population.What did they find?

Accepted Answer

A) The divorce rate amongst law enforcement personnel is higher than the divorce rate in the general population. 
B) The divorce rate amongst law enforcement personnel is lower than the divorce rate in the general population. 
C) The divorce rate amongst law enforcement personnel is equal to the divorce rate in the general population. 
D) Differences in divorce rates between the two groups existed,but only for people over the age of 50. 
E) none of the above 
A) The divorce rate amongst law enforcement personnel is higher than the divorce rate in the general population. 
B) The divorce rate amongst law enforcement personnel is lower than the divorce rate in the general population. 
C) The divorce rate amongst law enforcement personnel is equal to the divorce rate in the general population. 
D) Differences in divorce rates between the two groups existed,but only for people over the age of 50. 
E) none of the above

Question 9

In the context of police selection,the term validation refers to:

Accepted Answer

A) the development of a selection instrument to measure the abilities of potential police officers 
B) the need to ensure that certified individuals are administering police selection tests to applicants 
C) the need to ensure that the results of a police selection instrument are related to some measure of police performance 
D) a job analysis 
E) none of the above 
A) the development of a selection instrument to measure the abilities of potential police officers 
B) the need to ensure that certified individuals are administering police selection tests to applicants 
C) the need to ensure that the results of a police selection instrument are related to some measure of police performance 
D) a job analysis 
E) none of the above

Question 10

Which of the following police selection procedures is used by all Canadian police agencies when selecting officers?

Accepted Answer

A) medical exams 
B) polygraph tests 
C) cognitive ability tests 
D) drug tests 
E) personality tests 
A) medical exams 
B) polygraph tests 
C) cognitive ability tests 
D) drug tests 
E) personality tests

Question 11

Julia has applied to become a police officer with the Hamilton Police Service.Which of the following selection procedures will NOT be used throughout her application process?

Accepted Answer

A) Physical ability testing 
B) Personality testing 
C) Selection interview 
D) Background check 
E) Polygraph test 
A) Physical ability testing 
B) Personality testing 
C) Selection interview 
D) Background check 
E) Polygraph test

Question 12

Cognitive ability tests used during police selection tend to be better at predicting _____________ relative to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) judgment and problem-solving; situational testing 
B) police suitability; personality testing 
C) personality score results; successful on-the-job performance 
D) academy performance; on-the-job performance 
E) poor on-the-job performance; successful on-the-job performance 
A) judgment and problem-solving; situational testing 
B) police suitability; personality testing 
C) personality score results; successful on-the-job performance 
D) academy performance; on-the-job performance 
E) poor on-the-job performance; successful on-the-job performance

Question 13

According to Cochrane,Tett,and Vandecreek (2003),which of the following police selection procedures is most commonly used in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) physical agility tests 
B) drug testing 
C) selection interview 
D) background checks 
E) polygraph tests 
A) physical agility tests 
B) drug testing 
C) selection interview 
D) background checks 
E) polygraph tests

Question 14

According to Taylor and Bennell (2006)__________ stressors are often ranked as the most stressful among police officers.

Accepted Answer

A) public 
B) criminal justice 
C) organizational 
D) extrinsic 
E) none of the above 
A) public 
B) criminal justice 
C) organizational 
D) extrinsic 
E) none of the above

Question 15

What is the most common police selection instrument used in assessment centres?

Accepted Answer

A) personality tests 
B) cognitive ability tests 
C) situational tests 
D) selection interviews 
E) polygraph tests 
A) personality tests 
B) cognitive ability tests 
C) situational tests 
D) selection interviews 
E) polygraph tests

Question 16

Police officers are exposed to a wide range of stressors.Experiencing shift work and being exposed to human suffering are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) public stressors 
B) organizational stressors 
C) criminal justice stressors 
D) occupational stressors 
E) selection stressors 
A) public stressors 
B) organizational stressors 
C) criminal justice stressors 
D) occupational stressors 
E) selection stressors

Question 17

Which psychometric property is most important in the context of police selection?

Accepted Answer

A) concurrent validity 
B) divergent validity 
C) predictive validity 
D) intrinsic reliability 
E) long-term reliability 
A) concurrent validity 
B) divergent validity 
C) predictive validity 
D) intrinsic reliability 
E) long-term reliability

Question 18

The validity coefficient calculated for a selection instrument (when it is used to predict job performance)is +0.99.This means that:

Accepted Answer

A) as performance on the selection instrument increases,so do ratings of job performance 
B) as performance on the selection instrument increases,ratings of job performance decrease 
C) the coefficient is negative,so there is no relationship between the selection instrument and job performance ratings 
D) there is a strong relationship between the results of the selection instrument and ratings of job performance 
E) both a and d 
A) as performance on the selection instrument increases,so do ratings of job performance 
B) as performance on the selection instrument increases,ratings of job performance decrease 
C) the coefficient is negative,so there is no relationship between the selection instrument and job performance ratings 
D) there is a strong relationship between the results of the selection instrument and ratings of job performance 
E) both a and d

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true regarding police use-of-force data from Calgary,Alberta?

Accepted Answer

A) Suspects in use-of-force encounters are usually female. 
B) Suspects in use-of-force encounters are usually under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the encounter,or experiencing distress. 
C) Suspects in use-of-force encounters typically get seriously injured. 
D) Use-of-force encounters are extremely frequent. 
E) tasers are the intervention that results in the highest rate of injury. 
A) Suspects in use-of-force encounters are usually female. 
B) Suspects in use-of-force encounters are usually under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the encounter,or experiencing distress. 
C) Suspects in use-of-force encounters typically get seriously injured. 
D) Use-of-force encounters are extremely frequent. 
E) tasers are the intervention that results in the highest rate of injury.

Question 20

As a police selection instrument,research suggests that situational tests have:

Accepted Answer

A) no predictive validity 
B) extremely high predictive validity 
C) moderate predictive validity 
D) no research has been conducted on the predictive validity of situational tests 
E) results of studies that have been conducted are inconclusive 
A) no predictive validity 
B) extremely high predictive validity 
C) moderate predictive validity 
D) no research has been conducted on the predictive validity of situational tests 
E) results of studies that have been conducted are inconclusive

Exam 2: A: Police Psychology

Which of the following individuals would be best suited to become a police officer based on the essential KSAs identified in your text?

Possible consequences associated with police stress fall into three general categories.These are:

New strategies for recruiting police officers,such as those used by the Vancouver Police Department,involve

What is considered to be the primary reason why the likelihood of encounters between the police and mentally ill individuals has increased?

The press has been distorting the facts of a particular case on which a police officer is working.This is an example of:

When conducting job analysis concerning police selection,an organizational psychologist may find this challenging because

Which of the following is not true of the use-of-force continuum?

Recent research conducted by McCoy and Aamodt (2010)has compared the divorce rate amongst law enforcement personnel to the divorce rate in the general population.What did they find?

In the context of police selection,the term validation refers to:

Which of the following police selection procedures is used by all Canadian police agencies when selecting officers?

Julia has applied to become a police officer with the Hamilton Police Service.Which of the following selection procedures will NOT be used throughout her application process?

Cognitive ability tests used during police selection tend to be better at predicting _____________ relative to ______________.

According to Cochrane,Tett,and Vandecreek (2003),which of the following police selection procedures is most commonly used in the United States?

According to Taylor and Bennell (2006)__________ stressors are often ranked as the most stressful among police officers.

What is the most common police selection instrument used in assessment centres?

Police officers are exposed to a wide range of stressors.Experiencing shift work and being exposed to human suffering are examples of:

Which psychometric property is most important in the context of police selection?

The validity coefficient calculated for a selection instrument (when it is used to predict job performance)is +0.99.This means that:

Which of the following statements is true regarding police use-of-force data from Calgary,Alberta?

As a police selection instrument,research suggests that situational tests have:

A: An Introduction to Forensic Psychology

B: An Introduction to Forensic Psychology

B: Police Psychology

A: The Psychology of Police Investigations

B: The Psychology of Police Investigations

A: Deception

B: Deception

A: Eyewitness Testimony

B: Eyewitness Testimony

A: Child Victims and Witnesses

B: Child Victims and Witnesses

A: Juries: Fact Finders

B: Juries: Fact Finders

A: The Role of Mental Illness in Court

B: The Role of Mental Illness in Court

A: Sentencing and Parole in Canada

B: Sentencing and Parole in Canada

A: Risk Assessment

B: Risk Assessment

A: Psychopaths

B: Psychopaths

A: Assessment and Treatment of Young Offenders

B: Assessment and Treatment of Young Offenders

A: Intimate Partner Violence

B: Intimate Partner Violence

A: Sexual Offenders

B: Sexual Offenders

A: Homicidal Offenders

B: Homicidal Offenders

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Cognitive ability tests used during police selection tend to be better at predicting _ relative to __.