Forensic Psychology Final

Question 1

Personal Injury Cases involve two aspects. What are they?

Answer 1

Damages & Liability

Question 2

Damages

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How much dmage is caused by the injury

Question 3

Liabiity

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The party responsible for the damages

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Plantiff

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person claiming injury

Question 5

Malpracticethe

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failure to provide the appropriate standard of care

Question 6

Criminal Law

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An offense against the state

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Civil law

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Infringement of Civil rights

Question 8

Whats the burden of proof for Criminal Law?

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Boyond a reaasonable doubt

Question 9

What is the burden of proof for Civil LAw?

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preponderence of the evidence

Question 10

What is a tort?

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a legal claim in the version of a law suit

Question 11

Puntitive Damages

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Finalcial awards that serve as punishment

Question 12

What are the 4 psychological damages?

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1) emotional Distress
2) Emotional Harm
3) Emotional Damage
4) PAIN AND SUFFERING

Question 13

What is a personal injury lawsuit?

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a lawsuit seeking compensation from the defendent for their mental health

Question 14

5 Necessary elements of a tort are

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1) Existence of a duty was owed
2) The duty was breached
3) Proximate cause- the breech of duty resulted in an injury that would not have occurred if the injury was not breached
4) The injury cause ACTUAL Damages
5) Is the damage compensable?

Question 15

What are the 4 theories of compensable duties?

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1) The Impact Rule
2) Zone of Danger Rule
3) Bystander Proximity Rule
4) Full Recovery Rule

Question 16

What is The Impact Rule?

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damages are rewarded for some type of emotion injury if their was some physical contact.i.e. a person who was in a car accident may have a fear of oncoming cars)

Question 17

What is the Zone of Danger Rule?

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If the plaintiff was THREATENED by phisical harm, they can sue for compensation. (air show)

Question 18

Bystander Proximity Rule?

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If the person witnesses an accident that severly injured a close friend/relative, they can sue for pain and suffering

Question 19

What is the Full Recovery Rule?

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allowscompensation for emaotional distress when it is belived that the “Reasonle person” would have experienced the same distress.

Question 20

Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress

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need the 5 basic element PLUS proof that the breach of duty was:

1) Negligent (careless)
2) caused sever emotional distress

Question 21

Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress

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need the 5 basic element PLUS proof that the breach of duty was:

1) Intentional (foreseeable)
2) extreme or dangerous
3) caused sever or emotional distress

Question 22

Dismissed WITH prejudice

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the case was dismissed by the judge and cannot be brought before the court again

Question 23

Dismissed WITHOUT prejudice

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judge dissmisses the case ; but the case can be brought for refiling at a later date.

Question 24

Directed verdict

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judge can rule that the plaintiff has failed to present sufficient evidence to support the basic element of a tort

Question 25

Slander

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Spoken

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Libel

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Written

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Defamation

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harming someones reputation

Question 28

Quid pro quo

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used to describe sexual harassment on the job when advancement are contingent on sexual relations

Question 29

PTSD

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Post traumatic Stress disorder - a severe anxiety disorderresulting fro exposure to traumatic events.

Question 30

A tort is a

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a) Legal Claim

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In A Tort, what burden of proof does the plaintiff need to reach?

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A) preponderence of the evidence

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In a tort, the individual filing the claim is the

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Plaintiff

Question 33

legal psychology

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the scietific study of the effect of law on people. and the effect that the people have on the law.

Question 34

Criminal Profiling

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Any process used to infer ditinctive personality traits, behavioral tendencies, physical/ demographic characteristics.

Question 35

Investigative Psych

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The application of behavioral science methods to criminal investigative work

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Mondus Operandi

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MO - the choices and behavior of the criminal in order to comit their crime.

Question 37

Signiture

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personal aspects of criminal behavior carrien out to specify emotional and psychologocal needs of the offender ( blind fold rape)

Question 38

What is a polygraph used for? 5

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1) Screening of Law Enforcement Oficers 2) Assess Honesty 3) Post-Conviction sex offender evaluations 4) Conviction Appeals 5) Assist in interrogations

Question 39

What are the three polygraph questioning techniques?

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1) The relevant/irrelevant test 2) The control question technique 3) The Conceal Info/Guily Knowledge test

Question 40

The Relevant irrelevant test

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Interview asked question relevant to the case- and then some irreolevant to the case to provide comparison from the relevant questions

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The Control Queation Technique (CQT)

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Asks relevant questions and control questions about possible infractions the elicit anxiety

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The Guilty Knowlegde test (GKT)

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Asks questions that the examinee would only know if they were guilty.

Question 43

What are 4 possible alternatives to the traditional Polygraph?

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1) Brain Activity (PET and MRI Scans, lie detector) 2) Aunonomic ressponses 3) Demeanor 4) Direct Investigation

Question 44

Autonomic Measures

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detect arousel to detect deception

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Hynosis

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An altered state of consciousness ( not admissable in court)

Question 46

The polygraph uses these 4 things to detect deception

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1) respiration 2) blood pressure 3) heart rate

Question 47

Episodic Memories (eye witness testimonies)

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Memoriesof events like weddings and graduations

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sematic memories

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memories of facts

Question 49

schema

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Mental representations for people objects places and things. ( i went to a wedding. - thinks of brideand groom walking down the aisle)

Question 50

Unconscious Transference

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The process of confusing a person seen in one situation with as having been seen in another. ( Starbucks)

Question 51

System variables

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Preventable Variables introduced by police ( nature of the line up, videotaping procedure,interviewing technique. )

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Esimator Variables

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act is out of the polices control that occur beforethe popo arrive on the scence . i.e lighting at the scene, the view the witness had

Question 53

Show up

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a lineup with only one witness

Question 54

False mmory Syndrome

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false memories that have been implanted through suggestive therapy.- but the indivudual belives them to be real.

Question 55

repressed memory

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the unconscios psychological process of keeping the memory of an event out of awareness for an extended period of time.

Question 56

Psychologists that tesify on the accuracy of eyewitness testimoy usually have a background in

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1) Cognitive Psych

Question 57

percentage of witnesses that select an innocent person in a lineup even when they are informed that they may not be there

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33%