- There are a number of problems that can occur with line-ups. What is it called when the witness has seen the suspect before but not at the crime scene, and the witness does not realise.
D: Unconscious transference.
A: Filler transference.
B: Physical or bias (oddball) transference.
C: Subconscious transference.
D: Unconscious transference.
- There are a number of problems that can occur with line-ups. What is it called when the witness has seen the suspect before but not at the crime scene, and the witness does not realise.
D: Unconscious transference.
A: Filler transference.
B: Physical or bias (oddball) transference.
C: Subconscious transference.
D: Unconscious transference.
- Which of the following area in psychology would not be considered to be part of the ‘applied’ branch of forensic psychology?
B: Cognitive psychology
A: Police psychology
B: Cognitive psychology
C: Clinical psychology
D: Prison psychology
- When a prediction is made that an offender will re-offend but they don’t, this is known as a:
B: False Positive
A: True Positive
B: False Positive
C: True Negative
D: False Negative
- According to a 2001 Australian Bureau of Statistics report, most homicides in Australia occurred in:
C: In residential premises
A: Nightclubs
B: In parks
C: In residential premises
D: Small towns
- The following factors: lack of love, lax supervision and family disruption are found to be correlates of delinquency.
A: True
A: True
B: False
- It is less likely that ______ will operate in the sequential line-up .
A: Relative similarity
A: Relative similarity
B: Relative dissimilarity
C: Gender bias
D: Ethnic bias
- What might a youth justice conference agreement include:
B: An apology to the victim
A: The offender being sent to a juvenile facility
B: An apology to the victim
C: Attend court
D: Do something to make the victim feel unsafe
- Which theory stresses the relationship between a criminal’s general, daily activities and the crimes committed?
A: Routine activity.
A: Routine activity.
B: Rational decision making.
C: Geographical profiling
D: Differential association
- Miscarriages of justice are:
A: Identified when a court of appeal overturns a conviction. The processes and procedures of the court of appeal determine what becomes classified as a miscarriage of justice.
A: Identified when a court of appeal overturns a conviction. The processes and procedures of the court of appeal determine what becomes classified as a miscarriage of justice.
B: Exclusively involved in factual matters concerning the guilt of a person.
C: When high-profile cases receive much media attention.
D: A psychological concept.
- Laboratory studies on false confession suggest that very few people, no matter what the circumstances, can be put into a situation where they confess to doing something which they have not done.
B: False
A: True
B: False
- Confession is largely the result of ______ processes in which people optimise any situation for themselves in the light of alternatives, evidence against them, etc.
B: Rational decision making
A: Stress compliant
B: Rational decision making
C: Coerced compliant
D: Irrational decision making
- The role of genetics, constitutional factors, personality, and environmental influences are four aspects from which of the following theories?
D: Eysenck’s Biosocial Theory
A: Bowlby’s attachment theory
B: Strain theory
C: Social Learning Theory
D: Eysenck’s Biosocial Theory
- In Australia, children younger than 10 years cannot be charged with an offence.
A: True
A: True
B: False
- Instrumental violence refer to:
A: Acts designed to improve the financial or social position of the offender
A: Acts designed to improve the financial or social position of the offender
B: Acts that vent rage, anger or frustration
C: Neither A nor B is correct
D: When you hurt someone when playing an instrument
- Psychopathy is not recognised as part of an insanity defence:
A: True
A: True
B: False
- Which of the following area in psychology would not be considered to be part of the ‘applied’ branch of forensic psychology?
B: Cognitive psychology
A: Police psychology B: Cognitive psychology C: Clinical psychology D: Prison psychology
- When a prediction is made that an offender will re-offend but they don’t, this is known as a:
B: False Positive
A: True Positive
B: False Positive
C: True Negative
D: False Negative
- According to a 2001 Australian Bureau of Statistics report, most homicides in Australia occurred in:
C: In residential premises
A: Nightclubs
B: In parks
C: In residential premises
D: Small towns
- The following factors: lack of love, lax supervision and family disruption are found to be correlates of delinquency.
A: True
A: True
B: False
- It is less likely that ______ will operate in the sequential line-up .
A: Relative similarity
A: Relative similarity
B: Relative dissimilarity
C: Gender bias
D: Ethnic bias
- What might a youth justice conference agreement include:
B: An apology to the victim
A: The offender being sent to a juvenile facility
B: An apology to the victim
C: Attend court
D: Do something to make the victim feel unsafe
- Which theory stresses the relationship between a criminal’s general, daily activities and the crimes committed?
A: Routine activity.
A: Routine activity. B: Rational decision making. C: Geographical profiling D: Differential association.
- Miscarriages of justice are:
A: Identified when a court of appeal overturns a conviction. The processes and procedures of the court of appeal determine what becomes classified as a miscarriage of justice.
A: Identified when a court of appeal overturns a conviction. The processes and procedures of the court of appeal determine what becomes classified as a miscarriage of justice.
B: Exclusively involved in factual matters concerning the guilt of a person.
C: When high-profile cases receive much media attention.
D: A psychological concept.
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Sample Questions Mod 1328
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General revision qs7
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Forensic Psychology Wk 3 Mod 4 Juvenile Delinquency and juvenile justice Risk and Protective Factors16
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Mod 1 What is Forensic Psychology11
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Mod 2 Crime in Context5
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Mod 3 Theories of Crime13
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Mod 4 Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice6
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Mod 5 Sexual Offending8
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Mod 6 Violent Offenders5
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Mod 7 Eyewitness Testimony5
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Mod 8 Profiling4
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Mod 9 False Allegations and False Confessions5
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Mod 10 Mental Health Law and Offending6
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Mod 11 Jury Decision Making7
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Forensic psychology Wk 11 Mod 12 Assessment of risk, dangerousness and recidivism15
