Introduction to Forensic Psychology Lectures
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What did James Cattell's research on eyewitness memory primarily focus on?

  • Verbal fluency
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Recollection of everyday events (correct)
  • Spatial memory

    • What does Blackburn (1996) argue Forensic Psychology should denote?

  • Clinical diagnosis and treatment
  • Organizational consulting
  • Direct provision of psychological information to the courts (correct)
  • School counseling services

    • What does Grubin (1995) imply about offender profiling?

  • It is highly accurate in predicting criminal behavior
  • It is a widely employed technique in Australia and the UK
  • It is the primary responsibility of forensic psychologists
  • It is largely based on myths and misconceptions (correct)

    • What is the nature of criminal profiling according to Douglas et al.?

    <p>Identification of major personality and behavioral characteristics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary aim of inductive criminal profiling?

    <p>Profiling the background characteristics of an unknown offender based on what we know about other solved cases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What led to the distinction between organized and disorganized crime scenes?

    <p>Interviews with 36 convicted sexually motivated murderers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of an organized crime scene according to the FBI's categorization of sexual murders?

    <p>Crime scene shows signs of control and specific victim targeted</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a primary criticism of deductive criminal profiling?

    <p>Underlying logic can sometimes be faulty</p> Signup and view all the answers

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