BSFS Forensic Psychology and Criminal Behavior 2

Question 1

Which psychological instrument is most commonly used to detect feigned mental illness during forensic evaluations?

Accepted Answer

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2)

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Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)

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Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms (SIRS)

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Structured Clinical Interview for DSM (SCID)

Question 2

What is 'geographic profiling' in the context of criminal investigations?

Accepted Answer

Analyzing spatial data from crime scenes to infer an offender's likely base of operations

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Building a psychological profile based on the offender's hometown

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Mapping the victim's daily movements

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Identifying gang territories using GPS data

Question 3

Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) is characterized by which of the following patterns?

Accepted Answer

Pervasive disregard for and violation of others' rights

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Chronic fear and anxiety with frequent panic attacks

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Unstable identity and impulsive emotional shifts

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Fixed false beliefs and auditory hallucinations

Question 4

Which research design is most useful for establishing a causal link between childhood trauma and adult criminal behavior?

Accepted Answer

Longitudinal cohort study

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Case study

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Cross-sectional survey

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Retrospective chart review

Question 5

The concept of 'modus operandi' (MO) in criminal behavior refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

The habitual method an offender uses to commit crimes

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The offender's psychological motivation for the crime

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The legal definition of the charged offense

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A pattern of escalating violence over time

Question 6

Which phenomenon describes a suspect's false belief that confessing is in their best interest due to police deception or psychological pressure?

Accepted Answer

Coerced-compliant false confession

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Voluntary false confession

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Internalized false confession

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Recanted confession

Question 7

In forensic risk assessment, the term 'actuarial method' refers to which approach?

Accepted Answer

Use of statistically derived instruments with validated risk factors

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Clinical judgment based solely on interview observations

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Reliance on polygraph results to determine future risk

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Neuroimaging to predict recidivism