Exam 12: Section 2: Juries and Judges As Decision Makers

In recent decades, the instances of joint legal custody have been:

In the case of divorce under English common law, children were considered to be:

Research has demonstrated that sexism or gender bias is more likely to influence decision making in custody cases when the guidelines for custody are:

Child custody issues may require the expertise of a psychologist to assist the court in deciding the fate of a child in the case of a divorce. _____ refers to how much time a child spends with each of the parents.

One problem with the BICS is that it can:

The purpose of mandatory mediation laws is to:

According to the text, custody arrangements reveal that sole physical custody is granted to the mother approximately _____ of the time.

A projective test measures an individual's response to:

The tender years doctrine once prevailed as the standard for deciding child custody. This rule dictated that:

The syndrome coined by Richard Gardner that describes one parent attempting to induce fear of the other parent in their children is called:

Children may also be screened by psychologists in custody cases. Generally, three categories of tests are administered:

The rights and responsibilities of parents in the determination of custody are called:

One criticism of the majority of currently used projective tests is that they:

Psychologists become involved in cases that include child custody arrangements because psychological evaluation of one or both of the parents is either required or recommended. In contrast to forensic evaluations, in which individuals may feign psychological disturbance, known as _____, in parental evaluations, individuals are more likely to hide psychological problems, which is known as _____.

Shared legal custody is also known as:

Sole physical custody granted to the father is the _____ custody arrangement(s).

A neutral third party that is used in courts to approach the parents together in a non-adversarial manner is also called a:

Jennifer's parents are contemplating divorce and have not been able to agree on custody issues. The fight for custody has already impacted Jennifer, as her dropping grades demonstrate. Unfortunately, the state where the family lives does not have:

Matthew's parents divorced after a tumultuous marriage. It was difficult for him to understand what happened because he had become somewhat accustomed to all of the fighting. In addition, the divorce resulted in a difficult financial situation, and he had to change schools. Despite these circumstances, Matthew made great strides, finished high school with high grades, and completed college in three years. He possesses personality traits that help him overcome difficult situations. This group of personality traits is referred to as:

Research that follows subjects and collects data over a longer period of time is referred to as: