Question 1

If an interviewer's beliefs about what happened impact the questions they ask and this leads to the child providing information that is false, but consistent with those beliefs, what has occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  A self-fulfilling prophecy 
B)  A clear establishment of rapport 
C)  A good forensic interview

Question 2

Research by DeLoache and Marzolf (1995) showed that children do not seem to understand dual representation until they are

Accepted Answer

A)  18 months old 
B)  24 months old (2 years) 
C)  36 months old (3 years) 
D)  48 months old (4 years)

Question 3

List 3 three things an interviewer should take into account when interviewing a child who is an immigrant.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

When researchers told children a story about a child who ate eggs and got a stomach ache and then later gave some of the children misleading information (e.g., Do you remember the story about Loren who had a headache because she ate her cereal too fast?), what happened when children were asked to select which picture had been in the story?

Accepted Answer

A)  All of the children picked the accurate picture. 
B)  Children who were misled made more errors than children who were not misled 
C)  It was more difficult to mislead the younger children than the older children 
D)  There were no age differences in error rate among the misled children

Question 5

According to Wood and Garven, an interview style that is not likely to lead to false allegations, but that is conducted poorly is

Accepted Answer

A)  clumsy interview 
B)  improper interview 
C)  coercive interview

Question 6

What was the main finding of the Sam Stone study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children are very attentive to clumsy behavior 
B)  Children's memory is effected by negative information they hear about a person before they meet them; even if the person behaves appropriately in their presence 
C)  Even young children form their own impressions; they are not swayed by negative stereotypes 
D)  Older children are more influenced by negative stereotypes than are younger children

Question 7

The understanding that one thing can be two things at once is

Accepted Answer

A)  Metacognition 
B)  Double thinking 
C)  Dual representation 
D)  Present at birth

Question 8

According to Federal Rule of Evidence 601, all witnesses are presumed competent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Forensic Interviewing of Children