Question 1

Are jurors knowledgeable about whether eyewitnesses are accurate?

Accepted Answer

Jurors, as members of the general public

Question 2

Describe the Supreme Court decision in Stovall v.Denno with regard to the use of a showup.

Accepted Answer

Stovall v. Denno, 388 U.S. 293 (1967), i

Question 3

With regard to Wells' distinction between system variables and estimator variables,which of the following is not a system variable in eyewitnessidentification?

Accepted Answer

A) Eyewitness interviews 
B) Police lineups 
C) Suspect's race 
D) Showups 
A) Eyewitness interviews 
B) Police lineups 
C) Suspect's race 
D) Showups

Question 4

The number of arrests or prosecutions relative to the overall crime rate is also known as the

Accepted Answer

A) success ratio. 
B) clearance rate. 
C) sociocriminal balance. 
D) adjusted crime index. 
A) success ratio. 
B) clearance rate. 
C) sociocriminal balance. 
D) adjusted crime index.

Question 5

Which of the following would NOT be suggested by Ronald Fisher (1995) as a way to improve the accuracy of information elicited from witnesses?

Accepted Answer

A) Re-create the original context 
B) Make the interview witness-centered,rather than interviewer-centered 
C) Be sensitive to temptations to form premature conclusions 
D) Use a standardized checklist of questions for witnesses 
A) Re-create the original context 
B) Make the interview witness-centered,rather than interviewer-centered 
C) Be sensitive to temptations to form premature conclusions 
D) Use a standardized checklist of questions for witnesses

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT an error which is almost universally committed by police officers when interviewing witnesses and victims?

Accepted Answer

A) Asking too many short-answer questions 
B) Allowing the witness to speak too much and ramble 
C) Using an inappropriate sequence in asking questions 
D) Interrupting the witness 
A) Asking too many short-answer questions 
B) Allowing the witness to speak too much and ramble 
C) Using an inappropriate sequence in asking questions 
D) Interrupting the witness

Question 7

Brigham and Wolfskeil (1983) found that _________were more likely to believe in the accuracy of eyewitnesses than were _________.

Accepted Answer

A) prosecuting attorneys;defense attorneys 
B) defense attorneys;prosecuting attorneys 
C) police;laypeople 
D) laypeople,police 
A) prosecuting attorneys;defense attorneys 
B) defense attorneys;prosecuting attorneys 
C) police;laypeople 
D) laypeople,police

Question 8

What are some procedural errors that police make in questioning eyewitnesses?

Accepted Answer

Some procedural errors that police make

Question 9

The concept of delayed discovery may do which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Increase witness accuracy through hypnosis,even after significant time \ has passed 
B) Encourage more false reports of child abuse 
C) Prove many who have been convicted of crimes innocent 
D) Interfere with the collection of physical evidence 
A) Increase witness accuracy through hypnosis,even after significant time \ has passed 
B) Encourage more false reports of child abuse 
C) Prove many who have been convicted of crimes innocent 
D) Interfere with the collection of physical evidence

Question 10

In the Steve Titus case,which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Titus,the sole witness in the case,identified the attacker of his fiancé. 
B) Titus was charged with a crime but the prosecution failed because there were no eyewitnesses. 
C) An innocent man had previously been convicted of a crime.The real perpetrator,Steve Titus,was found only after an eyewitness identified him. 
D) Steve Titus,an innocent man,was convicted based on a faulty lineup. 
A) Titus,the sole witness in the case,identified the attacker of his fiancé. 
B) Titus was charged with a crime but the prosecution failed because there were no eyewitnesses. 
C) An innocent man had previously been convicted of a crime.The real perpetrator,Steve Titus,was found only after an eyewitness identified him. 
D) Steve Titus,an innocent man,was convicted based on a faulty lineup.

Question 11

What happened in the case involving Father Bernard Pagano?

Accepted Answer

A) Father Pagano identified a criminal based primarily on his voice, which he had heard during a confession at church. 
B) Father Pagano organized a neighborhood search to find the killer of a 10-year-old boy;the killer was a member of his congregation. 
C) Father Pagano was sentenced to 25 years in prison for child molestation.His victim positively identified him 10 years after the crime. 
D) Father Pagano was identified by victims and prosecuted for armed robbery but charges were dismissed when the true criminal came forward. 
A) Father Pagano identified a criminal based primarily on his voice, which he had heard during a confession at church. 
B) Father Pagano organized a neighborhood search to find the killer of a 10-year-old boy;the killer was a member of his congregation. 
C) Father Pagano was sentenced to 25 years in prison for child molestation.His victim positively identified him 10 years after the crime. 
D) Father Pagano was identified by victims and prosecuted for armed robbery but charges were dismissed when the true criminal came forward.

Question 12

In Gilbert v.California,1967 and United States v Wade,1967 the court ruled

Accepted Answer

A) that the use of improper lineup procedures violated a defendant's constitutional rights. 
B) that the defendant had a right to a defense attorney during a lineup. 
C) that the lineup methods used in both cases was constitutional. 
D) that lineups must involve only one eyewitness at a time. 
A) that the use of improper lineup procedures violated a defendant's constitutional rights. 
B) that the defendant had a right to a defense attorney during a lineup. 
C) that the lineup methods used in both cases was constitutional. 
D) that lineups must involve only one eyewitness at a time.

Question 13

Jurors' beliefs about eyewitness testimony tend to

Accepted Answer

A) agree with experts. 
B) be misinformed about the confidence-accuracy relationship. 
C) overestimate the weapons effect. 
D) underestimate the ability of people to remember stranger's faces. 
A) agree with experts. 
B) be misinformed about the confidence-accuracy relationship. 
C) overestimate the weapons effect. 
D) underestimate the ability of people to remember stranger's faces.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a frequent kind of error in eyewitness identification?

Accepted Answer

A) Implying that the criminal is definitely one of the stimulus persons 
B) Creating no real demand to make a choice 
C) Encouraging a looser recognition threshold in the eyewitness 
D) Leaking the detective's hunch 
A) Implying that the criminal is definitely one of the stimulus persons 
B) Creating no real demand to make a choice 
C) Encouraging a looser recognition threshold in the eyewitness 
D) Leaking the detective's hunch

Question 15

Describe the John Demjanjuk case.

Accepted Answer

The John Demjanjuk case refers to the le

Question 16

Which of the following possible influences on witness error are psychologists almost unanimous (97%) in viewing as "reliable enough" totestify about?

Accepted Answer

A) Wording of interview questions 
B) Stress 
C) Unconscious transference 
D) Time effects 
A) Wording of interview questions 
B) Stress 
C) Unconscious transference 
D) Time effects

Question 17

An interview procedure that is not recommended to assist in the memory of witnesses because it can create demand characteristics is to

Accepted Answer

A) interrupt the witness. 
B) repeat a question not answered the first time. 
C) slow down the rate of questioning. 
D) use a cognitive interview. 
A) interrupt the witness. 
B) repeat a question not answered the first time. 
C) slow down the rate of questioning. 
D) use a cognitive interview.

Question 18

What are some common errors when police use lineups?

Accepted Answer

Police lineups are a critical tool in th

Are jurors knowledgeable about whether eyewitnesses are accurate?

Describe the Supreme Court decision in Stovall v.Denno with regard to the use of a showup.

With regard to Wells' distinction between system variables and estimator variables,which of the following is not a system variable in eyewitnessidentification?

The number of arrests or prosecutions relative to the overall crime rate is also known as the

Which of the following would NOT be suggested by Ronald Fisher (1995) as a way to improve the accuracy of information elicited from witnesses?

Which of the following is NOT an error which is almost universally committed by police officers when interviewing witnesses and victims?

Brigham and Wolfskeil (1983) found that _were more likely to believe in the accuracy of eyewitnesses than were _.

What are some procedural errors that police make in questioning eyewitnesses?

The concept of delayed discovery may do which of the following?

In the Steve Titus case,which of the following is true?

What happened in the case involving Father Bernard Pagano?

In Gilbert v.California,1967 and United States v Wade,1967 the court ruled

Jurors' beliefs about eyewitness testimony tend to

Which of the following is NOT a frequent kind of error in eyewitness identification?

Describe the John Demjanjuk case.

Which of the following possible influences on witness error are psychologists almost unanimous (97%) in viewing as "reliable enough" totestify about?

An interview procedure that is not recommended to assist in the memory of witnesses because it can create demand characteristics is to

What are some common errors when police use lineups?

Forensic Psychology: Promises and Problems

Forensic Psychologists: Roles and Responsibilities

Psychology and Law Enforcement: Selection, Training, and Evaluation

Techniques of Criminal Investigation: Profiling, Psychological Autopsies, Hypnosis, and Lie Detection

Insanity and Competency

From Dangerousness to Risk Assessment: Violence, Sexual Offending, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, and Suicide

Syndrome Evidence: Battered Woman Syndrome and Rape Trauma Syndrome

Child Sexual Abuse

Child Custody and Related Decisions

Interrogations and Confessions

Discrimination

Sexual Harassment

Death Penalty Trials and Appeals

Influencing Public Policy

Filters

Exam 10: Improving Eyewitness Identification Procedures

Are jurors knowledgeable about whether eyewitnesses are accurate?

Describe the Supreme Court decision in Stovall v.Denno with regard to the use of a showup.

With regard to Wells' distinction between system variables and estimator variables,which of the following is not a system variable in eyewitnessidentification?

The number of arrests or prosecutions relative to the overall crime rate is also known as the

Which of the following would NOT be suggested by Ronald Fisher (1995) as a way to improve the accuracy of information elicited from witnesses?

Which of the following is NOT an error which is almost universally committed by police officers when interviewing witnesses and victims?

Brigham and Wolfskeil (1983) found that _________were more likely to believe in the accuracy of eyewitnesses than were _________.

What are some procedural errors that police make in questioning eyewitnesses?

The concept of delayed discovery may do which of the following?

In the Steve Titus case,which of the following is true?

What happened in the case involving Father Bernard Pagano?

In Gilbert v.California,1967 and United States v Wade,1967 the court ruled

Jurors' beliefs about eyewitness testimony tend to

Which of the following is NOT a frequent kind of error in eyewitness identification?

Describe the John Demjanjuk case.

Which of the following possible influences on witness error are psychologists almost unanimous (97%) in viewing as "reliable enough" totestify about?

An interview procedure that is not recommended to assist in the memory of witnesses because it can create demand characteristics is to

What are some common errors when police use lineups?

Forensic Psychology: Promises and Problems

Forensic Psychologists: Roles and Responsibilities

Psychology and Law Enforcement: Selection, Training, and Evaluation

Techniques of Criminal Investigation: Profiling, Psychological Autopsies, Hypnosis, and Lie Detection

Insanity and Competency

From Dangerousness to Risk Assessment: Violence, Sexual Offending, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, and Suicide

Syndrome Evidence: Battered Woman Syndrome and Rape Trauma Syndrome

Child Sexual Abuse

Child Custody and Related Decisions

Interrogations and Confessions

Discrimination

Sexual Harassment

Death Penalty Trials and Appeals

Influencing Public Policy

Filters

Brigham and Wolfskeil (1983) found that _were more likely to believe in the accuracy of eyewitnesses than were _.