Questions from Forensic Psychology

Q: Distinguish among the five types of profiling covered in the chapter.

Distinguish among the five types of profiling covered in the chapter.

Q: What suggestions have psychologists offered for improving the police interviewing and interrogation

What suggestions have psychologists offered for improving the police interviewing and interrogation process?

Q: In light of research findings on deception, how can investigators best

In light of research findings on deception, how can investigators best detect deception on the part of persons being interviewed?

Q: List any five findings from the research on a. the

List any five findings from the research on a. the polygraph and b. hypnosis.

Q: What recommendations were made by researchers regarding lineups and photo spreads in

What recommendations were made by researchers regarding lineups and photo spreads in the “Police Lineups” white paper to increase the reliability of identifications made in these lineups?

Q: Contrast the narrow and broad definitions of forensic psychology.

Contrast the narrow and broad definitions of forensic psychology.

Q: Summarize Meuer, Seymour, and Wallace’s stage theory of domestic violence

Summarize Meuer, Seymour, and Wallace’s stage theory of domestic violence.

Q: What obstacles are placed in the path of victims of intimate partner

What obstacles are placed in the path of victims of intimate partner violence who want to leave the relationship?

Q: Why is the term battered woman syndrome controversial?

Why is the term battered woman syndrome controversial?

Q: What progress has been achieved in the treatment of batterers?

What progress has been achieved in the treatment of batterers?