Full Test Bank Consulting And Testifying Chapter.4 - Introduction to Sociology 5th Edition Test Bank with Answers by Curt R. Bartol. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 4: Consulting and Testifying
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Which federal case was instrumental in allowing psychologists to serve as expert witnesses in matters involving criminal responsibility?
A. Jenkins v. U.S.
B. Harlow v. U.S.
C. Nixon v. Indiana
D. Jackson v. U.S.
Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the court system.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Until the 1960s, ______ were the only mental health experts recognized in many courts.
A. clergy
B. social workers
C. psychologists
D. psychiatrists
Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the court system.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. Most cases that reach the courts are ______ rather than ______.
A. criminal; civil
B. appellate; geographical
C. civil; criminal
D. geographical; appellate
Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the court system.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Civil and Criminal Courts
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. The four stages of the judicial process are ______.
A. criminal, civil, appellate, and supreme
B. pretrial, trial, disposition, and appeals
C. arrest, arraignment, deposition, and sentencing
D. investigation, preliminary, intermediate, and incarceration
Learning Objective: 4-2: Explain the judicial process.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Judicial Process
Difficulty Level: Medium
5. In criminal law, a plea of nolo contendere is equivalent to a(n) ______.
A. deposition
B. arraignment
C. guilty plea
D. not guilty plea
Learning Objective: 4-2: Explain the judicial process.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Pretrial Stage
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Jurisdiction refers to a court’s ______.
A. authority
B. constitutional basis
C. geographical location
D. structure
Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the court system.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Court Structure and Jurisdiction
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. All courts have subject matter and ______ jurisdiction.
A. limited
B. general
C. appellate
D. geographical
Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the court system.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Court Structure and Jurisdiction
Difficulty Level: Medium
8. Which choice best explains the intention of the dual-court system?
A. to limit power of the federal courts and enhance power of smaller courts
B. to address criminal cases and complex civil cases
C. to simplify the federal court system
D. to recognize the unity of the nation and the sovereignty of individual states
Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the court system.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Court Structure and Jurisdiction
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. What is the primary distinction between civil and criminal courts?
A. the type of case being heard
B. the experience level of the presiding judge
C. the stages of the judicial process
D. the size of the court’s geographical jurisdiction
Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the court system.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Court Structure and Jurisdiction
Difficulty Level: Hard
10. A family dispute involving end-of-life issues will likely be considered a ______ case.
A. bench
B. medical
C. criminal
D. civil
Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the court system.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Civil and Criminal Courts
Difficulty Level: Hard
11. Depositions are part of the ______.
A. arraignment
B. discovery process
C. nolo contendere plea
D. initial appearance
Learning Objective: 4-2: Explain the judicial process.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Pretrial Stage
Difficulty Level: Easy
12. What is the most common role of a forensic psychologist at the appellate stage?
A. providing profiling testimony
B. testifying about competency issues
C. evaluating a defendant’s competency to stand trial
D. filing amicus curiae briefs
Learning Objective: 4-2: Explain the judicial process.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Appellate Stage
Difficulty Level: Medium
13. The central issue in Atkins v. Virginia involved ______.
A. scientific jury selection
B. execution of intellectually disabled individuals
C. mental health courts
D. incarceration of juvenile sex offenders
Learning Objective: 4-2: Explain the judicial process.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Appellate Stage
Difficulty Level: Medium
14. A lawyer who strikes a potential juror due to a gut feeling that the person will not be sympathetic to a client is utilizing a(n) ______ challenge.
A. honorary
B. action of retrospection
C. challenge for cause
D. peremptory
Learning Objective: 4-2: Explain the judicial process.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Trial Stage
Difficulty Level: Hard
15. Which 1996 case recognized the importance of the psychotherapist–patient confidentiality?
A. Jaffe v. Redmond
B. Frye v. U.S.
C. Jenkins v. U.S.
D. Bowers v. Hardwick
Learning Objective: 4-6: Examine confidentiality and ultimate issue testimony as they relate to expert witnesses.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Confidentiality Issue
Difficulty Level: Medium
16. All of the following are concerns with actuarial instruments except they ______.
A. may include legally unacceptable risk factors
B. often have a restricted definition of violence
C. focus on a small number of factors
D. are too generalizable to other contexts
Learning Objective: 4-7: Summarize forensic risk assessment.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Clinical Versus Actuarial Prediction
Difficulty Level: Medium
17. Substance abuse and unemployment are examples of ______ risk factors.
A. dynamic
B. static
C. actuarial
D. instrumental
Learning Objective: 4-7: Summarize forensic risk assessment.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Dynamic and Static Risk Factors
Difficulty Level: Medium
18. Which of the following is an example of an acute dynamic risk factor?
A. parental criminality
B. association with deviant peers
C. anger
D. education
Learning Objective: 4-7: Summarize forensic risk assessment.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Dynamic and Static Risk Factors
Difficulty Level: Medium
19. Which violence risk assessment instrument is an actuarial measure designed for adult male sex offenders?
A. Static-99
B. ERASOR
C. HCR-20
D. SAVRY
Learning Objective: 4-7: Summarize forensic risk assessment.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Risk Assessment Instruments
Difficulty Level: Medium
20. The empirical literature has consistently supported the superiority of ______ data over ______ data.
A. clinical; antecedent
B. clinical; actuarial
C. actuarial; antecedent
D. actuarial; clinical
Learning Objective: 4-7: Summarize forensic risk assessment.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Risk Assessment Instruments
Difficulty Level: Medium
21. Focus groups and community surveys are associated with ______.
A. scientific jury selection
B. the ultimate issue
C. risk assessment
D. the Tarasoff requirement
Learning Objective: 4-5: Discuss the legal standards for the admission of scientific evidence in the courtroom.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Scientific Jury Selection
Difficulty Level: Comprehension
22. Which term is often preferred by forensic psychologists who are involved in predicting violent behavior?
A. prediction of dangerousness
B. violent behavior assessment
C. acute violence prediction
D. assessment of dangerousness potential
Learning Objective: 4-7: Summarize forensic risk assessment.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Assessment of Risk
Difficulty Level: Medium
23. In which situation would expert witness testimony be most influential?
A. a pretrial hearing involving competency to stand trial
B. a jury trial involving child custody
C. a jury trial involving the effects of pornography on adolescents
D. a bench trial involving credibility of an eyewitness
Learning Objective: 4-6: Examine confidentiality and ultimate issue testimony as they relate to expert witnesses.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Ultimate Issue or Ultimate Opinion Testimony
Difficulty Level: Hard
24. Witness education, attorney education, and modification of testimony delivery are components of ______.
A. expert testimony
B. risk assessment
C. witness preparation
D. jury selection
Learning Objective: 4-4: Define and describe what is meant by expert testimony.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Witness Preparation
Difficulty Level: Medium
25. Which statement most accurately summarizes research findings on eyewitness testimony?
A. The more certain a witness is, the more accurate the information.
B. Eyewitness testimony is often fabricated.
C. Eyewitness testimony is often inaccurate.
D. The less detailed the testimony, the more accurate the information.
Learning Objective: 4-4: Define and describe what is meant by expert testimony.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Witness Preparation
Difficulty Level: Hard
26. Which three significant Supreme Court decisions comprise the Daubert standard?
A. Daubert v. General Electric, Frye v. Kumho Tire, Jenkins v. Joiner
B. Daubert v. Frye, Jennings v. Kumho Tire, Joiner v. General Electric
C. Carmichael v. Daubert, General Electric v. Hauser, Joiner v. Merrill Lynch
D. Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, General Electric Co. v. Joiner, Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael
Learning Objective: 4-5: Discuss the legal standards for the admission of scientific evidence in the courtroom.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Legal Standards for the Admission of Scientific Evidence
Difficulty Level: Medium
27. In federal courts, the Daubert standard for the admission of expert testimony has replaced the ______ standard.
A. Jenkins
B. Kumho Tire
C. Joiner
D. Frye
Learning Objective: 4-5: Discuss the legal standards for the admission of scientific evidence in the courtroom.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Legal Standards for the Admission of Scientific Evidence
Difficulty Level: Medium
28. Approximately how many states have adopted Daubert-like criteria for the admission of scientific evidence?
A. 6
B. 25
C. 30
D. 50
Learning Objective: 4-5: Discuss the legal standards for the admission of scientific evidence in the courtroom.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Legal Standards for the Admission of Scientific Evidence
Difficulty Level: Easy
29. The Frye standard is referred to as ______.
A. proof of intent
B. the rejection rule
C. the general acceptance rule
D. risk of responsibility
Learning Objective: 4-5: Discuss the legal standards for the admission of scientific evidence in the courtroom.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Legal Standards for the Admission of Scientific Evidence
Difficulty Level: Easy
29. Which statement is a significant finding from Kovera et al.’s study of judges and attorneys?
A. Both judges and attorneys were able to differentiate between valid and flawed research.
B. Judges were more apt to understand sample sizes and attorneys understood control groups.
C. Attorneys were more familiar with the scientific method than were the judges.
D. Judges admitted flawed research at the same rates as they admitted valid testimony.
Learning Objective: 4-5: Discuss the legal standards for the admission of scientific evidence in the courtroom.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Legal Standards for the Admission of Scientific Evidence
Difficulty Level: Medium
30. George is a 60-year-old male who has been a psychotherapy patient of Dr. Wood for 2 years. Which of the following scenarios would be most likely to cause Dr. Wood to break client/patient confidentiality?
A. George states he obsessively thinks about quitting his job.
B. George threatens to kill his ex-wife’s boyfriend.
C. George reports that he has a history of sleeping with prostitutes.
D. George acknowledges that he was institutionalized at age 20 for severe depression.
Learning Objective: 4-6: Examine confidentiality and ultimate issue testimony as they relate to expert witnesses.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: The Confidentiality Issue
Difficulty Level: Hard
31. Research suggests that expert testimony would be most influential in which situation?
A. expert testimony regarding whether or not to civilly commit a sex offender at the posttrial stage
B. expert testimony about a defendant’s competence to be executed at the sentencing stage
C. expert testimony concerning which parent should be given custody at the trial stage
D. expert testimony pertaining to the dangerousness of a defendant at the pretrial stage
Learning Objective: 4-6: Examine confidentiality and ultimate issue testimony as they relate to expert witnesses.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Ultimate Issue or Ultimate Opinion Testimony
Difficulty Level: Hard
32. What is the American Psychological Association’s stance on ultimate issue testimony?
A. The APA states that psychologists should only provide ultimate issue testimony when requested by the court.
B. The APA states that psychologists should only provide ultimate issue testimony on cases involving the welfare of a minor child.
C. The APA discourages psychologists from providing ultimate issue testimony.
D. The APA has not taken a stance on the matter of ultimate issue testimony.
Learning Objective: 4-6: Examine confidentiality and ultimate issue testimony as they relate to expert witnesses.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Ultimate Issue or Ultimate Opinion Testimony
Difficulty Level: Medium
33. The term shadow jury refers to ______.
A. a group of people similar in demographics to persons on the actual jury
B. all of the potential jurors who were called but eventually rejected for jury duty
C. the standby or alternate jurors who listen to the evidence and may eventually be involved in the deliberation
D. jurors whose body language indicates they are leaning toward a guilty verdict
Learning Objective: 4-4: Define and describe what is meant by expert testimony.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Voir Dire
Difficulty Level: Easy
34. Dr. Park has been called as an expert witness in a child custody case. Which of the following actions would best help her prepare for the witness stand?
A. make sure to not discuss the case with the consulting attorney
B. develop well-organized PowerPoints
C. defend herself against cross-examination by reciting her credentials and expertise
D. mirror the facial expressions and body language of the presiding judge
Learning Objective: 4-6: Examine confidentiality and ultimate issue testimony as they relate to expert witnesses.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Surviving the Witness Stand
Difficulty Level: Hard
35. The term bench trial is synonymous with the term ______.
A. criminal trial
B. trial by jury
C. preemptory challenge
D. court trial
Learning Objective: 4-2: Explain the judicial process.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Trial Stage
Difficulty Level: Medium
36. The text divides the judicial process into ______ stages.
A. two
B. four
C. seven
D. nine
Learning Objective: 4-2: Explain the judicial process.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Judicial Process
Difficulty Level: Easy
37. What is the role of an expert witness?
A. to help the judge or jury make decisions that are beyond knowledge of the typical layperson
B. to explain the myriad psychological effects of highly traumatic events
C. to provide testimony on the ultimate issue
D. to advocate for the rights of a falsely accused defendant
Learning Objective: 4-4: Define and describe what is meant by expert testimony.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Expert Testimony
Difficulty Level: Medium
38. A proceeding in which a witness is questioned under oath and in the presence of a court reporter is called a(n) ______.
A. deposition
B. disposition
C. voir dire
D. initial appearance
Learning Objective: 4-2: Explain the judicial process.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Pretrial Stage
Difficulty Level: Medium
39. Which forensic psychology practice has increased as a direct result of concerns about workplace and school violence?
A. ultimate issue testimony
B. trial consulting
C. jury selection
D. risk assessment
Learning Objective: 4-7: Summarize forensic risk assessment.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Assessment of Risk
Difficulty Level: Medium
40. The majority of trial consultants are ______.
A. psychiatrists
B. psychologists
C. attorneys
D. physicians
Learning Objective: 4-3: Describe the roles of forensic psychologists at various stages.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Trial and Litigation Consultation
Difficulty Level: Easy
41. Who is the client when the court asks a clinician to evaluate a defendant?
A. the judge
B. the defendant
C. the defense attorney
D. the court
Learning Objective: 4-6: Examine confidentiality and ultimate issue testimony as they relate to expert witnesses.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Confidentiality Issue
Difficulty Level: Medium
42. Which of the following is a primary difference between a lay witness and an expert witness?
A. A lay witness testifies under oath, whereas an expert witness does not.
B. A lay witness can be videotaped, whereas an expert witness cannot.
C. An expert witness can offer an opinion, whereas a lay witness cannot.
D. An expert witness must answer the ultimate issue question, whereas a lay witness does not.
Learning Objective: 4-4: Define and describe what is meant by expert testimony.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Ultimate Issue or Ultimate Opinion Testimony
Difficulty Level: Hard
43. When do judges typically apply the Daubert standard?
A. when an attorney challenges the introduction of evidence
B. when the Frye standard does not apply
C. when the science is flawed
D. when the defendant pleads not guilty by reason of insanity
Learning Objective: 4-5: Discuss the legal standards for the admission of scientific evidence in the courtroom.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Legal Standards for the Admission of Scientific Evidence
Difficulty Level: Medium
44. When preparing to testify in court, it is important that an expert witness ______.
A. provide obtuse answers when being questioned
B. prepare a list of jokes to share in case levity is needed
C. clearly identify his or her personal investment in the case
D. maintain composure
Learning Objective: 4-6: Examine confidentiality and ultimate issue testimony as they relate to expert witnesses.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Surviving the Witness Stand
Difficulty Level: Medium
45. Lawyers and judges exclude potential jurors from the jury during a process called ______.
A. venire
B. voir dire
C. pretrial matters
D. master list
Learning Objective: 4-3: Describe the roles of forensic psychologists at various stages.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Voir Dire
Difficulty Level: Easy
46. Research indicates that juries are more likely to accept testimony from ______ over ______.
A. Clinicians; expert witnesses
B. Expert witnesses; clinicians
C. Doctors; lay persons
D. Expert witnesses; lay persons
Learning Objective: 4-4: Define and describe what is meant by expert testimony.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Expert Testimony
Difficulty Level: Medium
47. Which of the following criteria is NOT required by the Daubert standard?
A. Studies and findings must be peer-reviewed (i.e. approved by other experts in the field).
B. The theory or technique must be testable.
C. The expert must be well-known.
D. Science must have a known error rate.
Learning Objective: 4-5: Discuss legal standards for the admission of scientific evidence in the courtroom
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Legal Standards for the Admission of Scientific Evidence
Difficulty Level: Medium
48. Which of the following is one of the major differences between a lay and expert witness?
A. Lay witness testimony must be taken into account by the jury/judge, while expert testimony may be dismissed by the jury/judge.
B. Expert witnesses may only express facts, while lay witnesses can express opinions.
C. Lay witnesses are qualified to testify based upon a variety of established professional criteria, while expert witnesses are ordinary observers of a fact or occurrence relevant to the case.
D. Expert witnesses can be cross examined, but lay witnesses cannot.
Learning Objective: 4-4: Define and describe what is meant by expert testimony.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Legal Standards for the Admission of Scientific Evidence | Ultimate Issue or Ultimate Opinion Testimony
Difficulty Level: Medium
49. Which of the following are forensic psychologists NOT allowed to do an expert witness?
A. Judge the mental state of offenders
B. Determine legal issues in criminal proceedings
C. Testify to the ultimate issue in a criminal trial
D. Predict future risk and sentencing mitigation factors
Learning Objective: 4-5: Discuss legal standards for the admission of scientific evidence in the courtroom.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Ultimate Issue or Ultimate Opinion Testimony
Difficulty Level: Easy
50. Which is NOT one of the four criteria established in the Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals (1993) case?
A. Theory or technique used by an expert must be testable.
B. Methods and conclusions must be generally accepted in the scientific community.
C. The science behind the testimony must have a known error rate.
D. The subject of an expert witness’s testimony must have been published in a book.
Learning Objective: 4-5: Discuss legal standards for the admission of scientific evidence in the courtroom.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Legal Standards for the Admission of Scientific Evidence
Difficulty Level: Easy
51. In a custody case, the expert witness recommends that the child be placed with their father. This is an example of
A. Ultimate issue testimony
B. Reliable testimony
C. Character witness testimony
D. Witness testimony
Learning Objective: 4-5: Discuss the legal standards for the admission of scientific evidence in the courtroom.
Cognitive Domain: Applied
Answer Location: Ultimate Issue or Ultimate Opinion Testimony
Difficulty Level: Easy
True/False
1. The Jenkins standard is also referred to as the general acceptance rule.
Learning Objective: 4-5: Discuss the legal standards for the admission of scientific evidence in the courtroom.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Legal Standards for the Admission of Scientific Evidence
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Most cases that reach the courts are criminal.
Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the court system.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Civil and Criminal Courts
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. All states have trial and appellate courts.
Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the court system.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Court Structure and Jurisdiction
Difficulty Level: Medium
4. Mental health court is a type of specialty court.
Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the court system.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Court Structure and Jurisdiction
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Amicus curiae briefs are filed at the disposition stage of the court process.
Learning Objective: 4-2: Explain the judicial process.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: The Appellate Stage
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. A well-trained psychologist can accurately predict whether or not an individual will be dangerous in all situations.
Learning Objective: 4-7: Summarize forensic risk assessment.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Assessment of Risk
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. A “not guilty” plea sets the trial process in motion.
Learning Objective: 4-2: Explain the judicial process.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Pretrial Stage
Difficulty Level: Hard
8. Violence risk assessments are primarily conducted in correctional institutions.
Learning Objective: 4-7: Summarize forensic risk assessment.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Assessment of Risk
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. Empirical literature has consistently supported the superiority of clinical data over actuarial data for the prediction of violence.
Learning Objective: 4-7: Summarize forensic risk assessment.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Clinical Versus Actuarial Prediction
Difficulty Level: Medium
10. The majority of criminal cases go to trial, while the majority of civil cases are resolved through negotiation.
Learning Objective: 4-3: Describe the roles of forensic psychologists at various stages.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Trial and Litigation Consultation
Difficulty Level: Medium
11. The process of scientific jury selection often includes focus groups and surveys.
Learning Objective: 4-3: Describe the roles of forensic psychologists at various stages.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Scientific Jury Selection
Difficulty Level: Medium
12. The first stage of the jury selection process is known as the voir dire.
Learning Objective: 4-3: Describe the roles of forensic psychologists at various stages.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Voir Dire
Difficulty Level: Medium
13. A history of research on juries indicates that the strength of the evidence presented to them is the main variable that affects their decision.
Learning Objective: 4-3: Describe the roles of forensic psychologists at various stages.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Scientific Jury Selection
Difficulty Level: Medium
14. Research with mock juries suggests that research-based testimony is favored over clinical testimony.
Learning Objective: 4-4: Define and describe what is meant by expert testimony.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Expert Testimony
Difficulty Level: Medium
Essay
1. Define and provide an example of an amicus curiae brief.
Learning Objective: 4-2: Explain the judicial process.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: The Appellate Stage
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. Provide an example of an ultimate issue. Why is there considerable debate about whether or not mental health professionals should offer opinions on ultimate issues?
Learning Objective: 4-6: Examine confidentiality and ultimate issue testimony as they relate to expert witnesses.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Ultimate Issue or Ultimate Opinion Testimony
Difficulty Level: Hard
3. Explain the statement “In the courtroom setting, confidentiality is not absolute.”
Learning Objective: 4-6: Examine confidentiality and ultimate issue testimony as they relate to expert witnesses.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: The Confidentiality Issue
Difficulty Level: Hard
4. Compare and contrast the Daubert standard and the Frye standard for evaluating expert testimony.
Learning Objective: 4-5: Discuss the legal standards for the admission of scientific evidence in the courtroom.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Legal Standards for the Admission of Scientific Evidence
Difficulty Level: Hard
5. Describe structured professional judgment.
Learning Objective: 4-7: Summarize forensic risk assessment.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Clinical Versus Actuarial Prediction
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Identify one type of specialty court. Why are specialty courts often interesting to psychologists?
Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the court system.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Court Structure and Jurisdiction
Difficulty Level: Medium
7. How did the death of Justice Antonin Scalia result in a higher workload for many federal courts?
Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the court system.
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: Court Structure and Jurisdiction
Difficulty Level: Hard
8. Name two dynamic risk factors and two static risk factors associated with criminal behavior.
Learning Objective: 4-7: Summarize forensic risk assessment.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Dynamic and Static Risk Factors
Difficulty Level: Medium
9. Define and provide an example of subject matter jurisdiction.
Learning Objective: 4-1: Describe the court system.
Cognitive Domain: comprehension
Answer Location: Court Structure and Jurisdiction
Difficulty Level: Medium
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