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forensic study psychology quiz for A2
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Question 1

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Who conducted research into learning theories as a reason for turning to crime?
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  • Akers
  • meichenbaum
  • johansson
  • wikstrom

Question 2

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who conducted research into lack of control as a cause of stress?
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  • johansson
  • Geer and Maisel
  • Asch
  • Daly

Question 3

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which concept includes the 9 postulates?
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  • physiological measures of stress
  • detecting lies
  • Budzynski
  • learning theories

Question 4

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who conducted research on disrupted families?
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  • Juby and farrington
  • Kohlberg
  • Canter
  • Castellow

Question 5

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what is meant by pre-convetnional in moral development ?
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  • right and wrong is determined by what is punishable
  • what is good in your own eyes
  • exceptional cases

Question 6

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what contributes to a troubles family?
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  • unemployment
  • low morality
  • high morality

Question 7

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what did Kohlberg investigate?
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  • moral development
  • cognitive reasons for turning to crime
  • gender and evolution
  • ear accupuncture

Question 8

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The sexual group in Gudjohnssons research showed the most remorse for their crimes?
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  • True
  • False

Question 9

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criminal thinking patterns are characterised by fear and a need for power and control?
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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Brunner conducted research into criminal thinking patterns?
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  • True
  • False

Question 11

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criminal thinking patterns have three categories what are these?
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  • Autonomic thinking errors
  • crime related thinking errors
  • criminal thinking patterns
  • pre-conventional thinking patterns

Question 12

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in the genes and serotonin bullet what facts are true?
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  • study on family in netherlands
  • study on family in Norway
  • X chromosome
  • Y chromosome
  • impaired metabolism of seretonin
  • urine samples collected
  • 7 males

Question 13

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what were the results of Raines study?
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  • murderers were found to have higher levels of activity in the occipital lobe than the control
  • murderers had less activity and occipital lobe and more activity in the pre frontal lobe than the control

Question 14

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young men from disadvantaged neighbourhoods are expected to live a shorter life and therefore more likely to engage in risky behaviour. which study is this from?
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  • Daly
  • Mann
  • Hastie

Question 15

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What are 4 of Sinahs 8 important factors when trying to reconstruct a strangers face?
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  • can recognise familiar faces even when the resolution is high
  • cannot recognise faces even if familiar in low resolution
  • motion of the face helps identification
  • there are specialised neurons for face recognition
  • eyebrows and hairline are the most important features
  • eyes are the most important features
  • features are not processed holistically

Question 16

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who conducted research on the cognitive interview
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  • Geiselman
  • Gujhonsson
  • fisher
  • Mann

Question 17

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what are the processes of the cognitive interview?
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  • recall in a different order, report everything, recall from a different perspective
  • asked questions and answer them only recalling important details
  • interrupt denials

Question 18

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what are three interrogation techniques within Inbau's stages?
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  • interrupt denials
  • do not interrupt denials
  • close proximity
  • written confession
  • space between suspect and interviewer

Question 19

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who conducted research into the weapon effect?
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  • Loftus
  • Inbau
  • Geiselman

Question 20

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Mann conducted research into detecting lies
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  • True
  • False

Question 21

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police are not better than chance at detecting lies
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  • True
  • False

Question 22

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IQ and suggestibility increase the likelihood of giving a false confession
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  • True
  • False

Question 23

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Fisher conducted research into False confessions
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  • True
  • False

Question 24

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their were 17 descriptors in the john duffy case study
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  • True
  • False

Question 25

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which method does Canter use on the railway rapist
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  • British
  • FBI

Question 26

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what does spacial consistency consist of?
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  • interpersonal coherence
  • criminal characteristics
  • insignificance of time and place
  • degree of violence

Question 27

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a rape which does not initiate a high level of sexual contacts indicates someone with a low level of sexual activity in other areas of life
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  • True
  • False

Question 28

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the British method is more scientific than the american approach?
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  • True
  • False

Question 29

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British approach uses typology
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  • True
  • False

Question 30

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Mokros and Alison found no correlation between the background of rapists
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  • True
  • False

Question 31

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who conducted research into the British method ?
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  • Mokros and Alison
  • Copson
  • Canter

Question 32

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Mokros conducted research on offenders background, age etc to find out whether their was a predictor
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  • True
  • False

Question 33

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persuading a jury is about effect of order on testimony
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  • True
  • False

Question 34

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who conducted research on persuading a jury?
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  • Bullpit
  • meichenbaum
  • Fisher
  • Copson
  • Pennington

Question 35

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effects or evidence being inadmissible. select relevant information
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  • ruling evidence as inadmissible causes the jury to pay more attention to it
  • Cutler conducted research
  • Broeder conducted research
  • damage payment increased if liability insurance details were rued inadmissable

Question 36

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expert testimony improved jury's knowledge and made them pay more attention to WIC
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  • True
  • False

Question 37

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ross et al conducted research into effect of shield on childrens eyewitness testimony
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  • True
  • False

Question 38

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ross found there was an effect on shields being used in childrens eyewitness testimony
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  • True
  • False

Question 39

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castellow found that looks don't matter
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  • True
  • False

Question 40

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Penrod conducted research into witness confidence
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  • True
  • False

Question 41

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orientation period is a stage of Hasties decision making
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  • True
  • False

Question 42

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what are the two influences in majority influence bullet?
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  • normative and informative influence
  • normative and ordinal influence

Question 43

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what type of study was the Asch study?
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  • lab experiment
  • observation
  • natural experiment

Question 44

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Asch conducted an experiment on majority influence using a line judgement test
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  • True
  • False

Question 45

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in minority influence select which information is true
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  • clark conducted a study
  • Study was based on 'twelve angry men'
  • social influence strongest in groups when the participants read arguments and had knowledge of people changing their minds
  • information of people changing their mind had no impact
  • key factor in minority influence is consistency
  • key factor in minority influence is inconsistency

Question 46

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Health belief model choose facts relating to this bullet
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  • Perceived susceptibility
  • People will take a health related action if they believe a negative health condition can be avoided
  • Percieved barriers prevent people from following recommended health actions
  • study on asthma
  • study found that there was no correlation between perceived severity and likelihood of an asthma attack on a child and the mothers adherence to the medical regime

Question 47

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locus of control can be external and internal
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  • True
  • False

Question 48

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Wineman conducted research on self efficacy
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  • True
  • False

Question 49

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Wineman conducted research on social support
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  • True
  • False

Question 50

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Wineman conducted research into locus of control
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  • True
  • False

Question 51

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what are the components of self efficacy?
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  • mastery experience
  • social modelling
  • social persuasion
  • psychological response
  • perceived severity
  • Perceived benefits

Question 52

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what was Bandura's study on?
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  • self efficacy in patients undergoing systematic desensitisation
  • locus of control, body image and weight loss in obese individuals
  • measures of adherence to medical regimes

Question 53

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The Yale model of persuasion is involved in which method of health promotion?
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  • legislation
  • media campaigns
  • fear arousal
  • lack of control as a cause of stress
  • health belief model

Question 54

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Thw VISION campaign in Nigeria effectively changed peoples sexual behaviour
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  • True
  • False

Question 55

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was legislation affective in Wakefield study at preventing the uptake of smoking?
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  • it stopped smoking habits develop to a later stage, but home bans were more effective at preventing the uptake of smoking
  • it had no affect on smoking

Question 56

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Janis and feshbeck conducted research into fear arousal by looking at advertisements of cigarette packaging
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  • True
  • False

Question 57

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the group with minimal fear arousal in Janis and Feshbecks study showed the most improvement in NET conformity to teeth brushing
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  • True
  • False

Question 58

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what is the non intentional reasons for not adhering to medical regimes?
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  • poor recall or inability to pay
  • due to beliefs and perceptions of the treatment

Question 59

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8% of males in research by curb withdrew due to sexual problems caused by the hypertension treatment
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  • True
  • False

Question 60

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methodological triangulation is the most effective way to measure non adherence
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  • True
  • False

Question 61

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who conducted research into measures of non adherence?
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  • Chung and Naya
  • Bulpitt
  • watt et al

Question 62

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examples of daily hassles are..
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  • losing keys
  • getting stuck in traffic
  • death of a family member
  • divorce

Question 63

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Kanner conducted research into hassles and uplifts in correlation to life events of Californians
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  • True
  • False

Question 64

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examples for the concept of lack of control in causing stress include
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  • the executive monkey
  • seligmans 'learned helplessness'
  • Watson and raynors learned phobias

Question 65

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Geer and maisel are an example for which concepts
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  • lack of control
  • physiological methods of measuring stress
  • self report methods of measuring stress
  • work as a cause of stress
  • combined

Question 66

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physiological measures of stress include methods such as
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  • Galvanic skin response
  • urine samples
  • heart monitors
  • bone marrow swabs
  • biofeedback

Question 67

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What is Rational emotive therapy
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  • it is assumed that the person has persistent self defeating thoughts that are unrealistic, it aims to challenge these thoughts by helping the client to recognise them and discuss them. replacing the irrational thoughts with more realistic ones.treatment includes challenging conversations between client and therapist
  • aims to teach clients to replace self defeating thoughts with more positive ones and practise until it becomes a habit. clients are encouraged to think differently and are taught new skills for dealing with various situations
  • conceptualisation, skill acquisition, rehearsal and follow through or application

Question 68

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improvement on performance on the tests improved in the stress inoculation group compared with the other two groups
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  • True
  • False

Question 69

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Budzynski conducted research into the biofeedback method of coping with stress?
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  • True
  • False

Question 70

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what different types of social support are there?
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  • esteem support
  • self esteem support
  • informational support
  • instrumental support
  • social companionship
  • relaxation support

Question 71

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what did waxler- morrison find to be linked with survival in women with breast cancer
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  • marital staus
  • diet
  • employment
  • support from friends
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