Chapter 13: Psychology in the Investigation of Crime
1. Memory for witnessing a crime is known as autobiographical memory:
- True.
- False
2. Counselling psychology explores memory in particular:
- True.
- False
3. Loftus’s (1973) theory of faulty eye witness accounts of events is known as:
- misinformation influence paradigm;
- misinformation effect paradigm;
- mishandling of evidence;
- encoding of false memories.
4. According to Megreya and Burton (2008), which element of recognition of details of a crime is particularly difficult for witnesses to recall?
- descriptions of clothing;
- locations;
- unfamiliar faces;
- voices.
5. The brain region theorised to be responsible for facial recognition is called:
- the facial recognition gyrus;
- the fusiform face area;
- the substantia nigra;
- the temporal pole.
6. The inability to recognise faces is a neuropsychological condition called Prosopagnosia:
- True.
- False.
7. Repression of conscious processing during witnessing of a crime may occur due to:
- trauma;
- synesthesia;
- amnesia;
- denial.
8. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is also known as:
- PMS;
- PMT;
- PTSD;
- PPI-R.
9. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder may include psychogenic amnesia:
- True.*
- False.
10. According to Hope and Wright (2007), fear can alter attention to details of a crime because of :
- presence of a weapon;
- clowns;
- brightly coloured objects;
- presence of more than one assailant.
11. Unconscious transference occurs when details of the offender are mixed with details of others present during the crime:
- True.
- False
12. According to Gabbert, et al. (2003) the presence of other witnesses may facilitate recall:
- True.
- False.
13. One way to facilitate recall and reduce distortion and misinterpretation is Cognitive Interview:
- True.
- False.
14. Enhancing recall of the details of a crime may be improved by all of the following interview techniques, except:
- narrative reordering;
- in-depth reporting;
- mental confusion;
- reporting from different perspectives.
15. The cognitive interview technique police employ is also known as:
- PMS;
- PTSD;
- PEACE;
- PRICE.