Deck 8: Child Sexual Abuse

Question 1

A paraphilia is a

A)type of neurotic obsession.
B)mental disorder that reflects sexual deviancy.
C)desire to kill one's parents.
D)manifestation of psychopathic behavior.

Answer 1

mental disorder that reflects sexual deviancy.

Question 2

Describe four roles for psychologists in cases where it is claimed that children have been sexually abused.

Answer 2

no answer

Question 3

In cases of alleged sexual abuse of children,a psychologist

A)almost always testifies for the prosecution.
B)almost always testifies for the defense.
C)could testify for either side.
D)is hired,by the court,as an impartial expert.

Answer 3

could testify for either side.

Question 4

In what ways might a psychologist testify for the defense in a case involving claims of the sexual abuse of children?

Question 5

Are suggestive questions simply leading questions,or more than that?

Question 6

The position of the American Psychological Association's working group on repressed or recovered memories is reflected in which of the followingstatements?

A)Most people who are sexually abused as children remember all or part of what happened to them.
B)It is possible for memories of abuse that have been forgotten for a long time to be remembered.
C)Both of the above statements
D)Neither of the above two statements

Question 7

Evaluate the child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome.

Question 8

What innovations have states introduced to ease the trauma of testifying by a child who has been a victim of sexual abuse? What has been the Supreme Court's reaction to different innovations?

Question 9

Describe several questionable procedures used by the staff of Children's Institute International in questioning children from the McMartin Preschool.

Question 10

What types of testimony might psychologists give as expert witnesses in sexual abuse cases?

Question 11

A number of states passed laws that permit authorities to confine sexual predators after completion of their prison sentences if they are considered to bea continuing threat to others.These laws were

A)rejected by the Supreme Court,in the case of Washington v.Hendricks.
B)rejected by the Supreme Court,in the case of Kansas v.Hendricks
C)upheld by the Supreme Court,in the case of Washington v.Hendricks.
D)upheld by the Supreme Court,in the case of Kansas v.Hendricks.

Question 12

What is criterion-based content analysis? Describe some of the criteria used in this procedure.

Question 13

What issues are involved in determining if a child is competent to testify?

Question 14

Is ultimate-opinion testimony admissible regarding whether a child has been abused sexually?

Question 15

Describe the facts and the disposition of charges in the McMartin Preschool case.How did the police contribute to the problem?

Question 16

Define social frameworks testimony.Give an example.

Question 17

What is the position of the American Psychological Association on the existence or frequency of repressed or recovered memories?

Question 18

What was the final outcome of the McMartin Preschool case?

A)Raymond Buckey and his mother were found not guilty.
B)The jury was deadlocked and a second trial was never held.
C)Raymond Buckey plea-bargained guilty to lesser charges.
D)Charges against all the teachers,including Raymond Buckey and Peggy McMartin Buckey,were dropped because of lack of substantial evidence.

Question 19

Is it acceptable for states to confine sexual offenders after completion of their prison sentences if they are assessed to be a continuing threat?

Question 20

Evaluate the use of anatomically detailed dolls.Do courts generally allow the use of the dolls? Give examples.

Question 21

The use of anatomically detailed dolls

A)is carefully standardized with regard to its administration.
B)should follow the scoring procedures in the test manual.
C)is hampered by the absence of any norms about typical responses of different age groups.
D)usually involves modifications of popular dolls,such as the Cabbage Patch dolls.

Question 22

Telling a child that "every single other kid in class told us something gross happened" is an example of

A)use of positive and negative consequences.
B)inviting speculation.
C)the implication of confirmation by other people.
D)repetitious questioning.

Question 23

A leading question is a question that

A)assumes a particular answer.
B)begins an interview.
C)will get the most accurate answer from a child.
D)introduces new information into an interview.

Question 24

The criterion-based content analysis technique was developed in what country?

A)United States
B)Canada
C)Germany
D)France

Question 25

What is NOT one of the guidelines for the use of anatomically detailed dolls in interviews with children?

A)Videotape interviews with children.
B)Be aware of the interpersonal factors that can affect the interview.
C)Do not use the dolls to make an initial diagnosis of abuse.
D)Use an interviewer of the same gender as the child.

Question 26

Traditionally,the age at which a child was incompetent to testify was

A)below the age of 7.
B)below the age of 10.
C)below the age of 12.
D)different from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.

Question 27

In the McMartin Preschool trial,one child was cross-examined for

A)15 ½ hours.
B)15 ½ days.
C)15 ½ weeks.
D)one year in total.

Question 28

The majority of children,ages 3 and above

A)know the difference between telling the truth and lying.
B)do not know the difference between telling the truth and lying.
C)are not affected by suggestible questions.
D)are less affected by suggestible questions than adults.

Question 29

An investigator considers the statements made by a child in a case of alleged sexual abuse to determine if they are truthful or untruthful.Particularemphasis is placed on whether the statement seems coherent,has sufficientdetail,and seems spontaneous rather than rehearsed.Which procedure is beingused here?

A)Statement Validity Checklist
B)Criteria-based content analysis
C)SIRR technique
D)M scale

Question 30

In an effort to reduce the trauma of testifying by children who had been sexually abused,one jurisdiction permitted the testimony of the child to betransmitted via closed-circuit television.

A)Maryland v.Craig,the Supreme Court approved this procedure.
B)Maryland v.Craig,the Supreme Court rejected this procedure.
C)Coy v.Iowa,the Supreme Court approved this procedure.
D)Coy v.Iowa,the Supreme Court rejected this procedure.

Question 31

Why does inviting speculation elicit false statements from children?

A)The child feels like their first answer was wrong and so changes it.
B)The child can obey the interviewer and still feel that he/she did not lie.
C)The child feels like they will be punished if they do not answer "right."
D)The child feels pressure to conform.

Question 32

To reduce the trauma of testifying by children who had been sexually abused,one innovation was the placement of a semitransparent screenbetween the defendant and the child on the witness stand.In the case of

A)Maryland v.Craig,the Supreme Court approved this procedure.
B)Maryland v.Craig,the Supreme Court rejected this procedure.
C)Coy v.Iowa,the Supreme Court approved this procedure.
D)Coy v.Iowa,the Supreme Court rejected this procedure.

Question 33

A review by Vrij (2005) on statement validity assessment (SVA) concluded that the procedure

A)is not ethical.
B)does not meet the Daubert guidelines.
C)is of no use in police investigations.
D)does not detect true versus fabricated stories at greater than chance.

Question 34

How many children made errors because of the use of reinforcement and social influence techniques by interviewers in the Garven et al.study?

A)20%
B)40%
C)60%
D)80%

Question 35

What is NOT one of the five essential criteria that are more likely to be found in truthful than untruthful statements?

A)Correction.
B)Coherence.
C)Sufficient detail.
D)Spontaneous reproduction.

Question 36

Research in children's memory concludes which of the following?

A)Children are often more susceptible to suggestion than adults.
B)Children are not as suggestible as many adults believe them to be.
C)Both A and B are correct
D)None of the above

Question 37

What is NOT a criteria in determining whether a child is competent to testify?

A)Is the child able to testify in court?
B)Does the child have an advanced enough moral development?
C)Does the child have sufficient memory for the events?
D)Does the child know the difference between truth and falsehood?

Question 38

Which of the following techniques or procedures was NOT used by Children's Institute International staff in interviewing McMartin Preschoolchildren?

A)Use of positive and negative consequences
B)The technique of "Other People"
C)Repetitious questioning
D)Questioning several children together

Question 39

With regards to suggestive questions,adults' responses are

A)not affected at all.
B)altered somewhat.
C)more strongly affected than children's responses.
D)the same as children's responses.

Question 40

Asking a child,"Can you remember what the man with the beard did?" when the child never brought up a bearded man is an example of

A)a leading question.
B)a suggestive question.
C)repetitious questioning.
D)a speculative question.

Question 41

Under what circumstances can a child of 3 resist false suggestions?

A)None.
B)When their memory is strong.
C)When their parents are in the room.
D)When the interviewer is of low status.

Question 42

Psychologists cannot testify about

A)the suggestive nature of questions in an interview.
B)whether a child is telling the truth about being sexually abused.
C)how false memories can be planted.
D)the influence of misleading information on a child's accuracy.

Question 43

Testimony by a psychologist for the defense in a case of alleged sexual abuse of a child might reflect all of the following EXCEPT

A)whether prosecution experts met Daubert standards.
B)proof of the validity of the child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome.
C)how false memories can be implanted in children and adults.
D)how leading questions can create suggestibility and false reports by children.

Question 44

The use of general conclusions from social science research to determine factual issues in a specific case is called

A)criterion-based content analysis.
B)statement validity analysis.
C)social context testimony.
D)social framework testimony.

Question 45

Is the use of closed circuit television permitted when children who have been sexually abused are called on to testify in court?

A)No,based on a Supreme Court ruling
B)Yes,in most states and Canada,if the judge believes there is justification
C)Yes,in 50 states
D)In all jurisdictions it is up to the discretion of the judge

Question 46

It is for psychologists to assess whether

A)a specific child has been the victim of sexual abuse.
B)a particular interview procedure can influence memory of a child.
C)adults can be influenced by suggestive interviewing techniques.
D)child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome meets the Daubert standard.

Question 47

In the Kelly Michaels' case,social scientists prepared an amicus brief

A)dealing with the suggestible nature of the interviewing procedures.
B)questioning the child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome.
C)offering support for ultimate-opinion testimony being admitted into trial.
D)arguing that an expert for the prosecution had gone beyond acceptable limits in her testimony.

Question 48

The use of a semitransparent screen placed between the defendant and child testifying was not approved by the Supreme Court in Coy v.Iowa,1988Because it violated which amendment?

A)3rd
B)5th
C)6th
D)8th