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Forensic Psychology CSI affect Correct Answer: When people sue or appeal for due process because they feel they did not get the same level of expertise as seen on CSI What is significant about ... the M'Naghten case of 1843 Correct Answer: M'Naghten tried to kill Prime Minister Peil but killed his associate instead and was found innocent because he was incoherent in trail Queen Victoria did not like the outcome and set in motion criteria to see who is mentally able to stand trial. What is significant about Munstenberg in the US in 1908 Correct Answer: Advocate of psychology in the judicial arena In 1922 Marsten introduced what phrase which shows the relationship between law and psychology Correct Answer: Legal Psychology What happened in the 1950's in regards to psychiatrists and expert witnesses Correct Answer: Before 1950 only Psychiatrists could be expert witnesses but now psychoogists became expert witnesses as well What is significant about Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 Correct Answer: Got rid of separation of races Psychologists filed a Amicus Curare to show that blacks were treated inequal in regards to education level, social standing and in self confidence Amicus Curare Correct Answer: Friend of the court What is significant about Jenkins v US in 1962 Correct Answer: Stated that psychologists in ALL states can and will be considered expert witnesses in their field of expertise What is significant about Indianapolis Union Railway v Walker in 1974 Correct Answer: Classic case of neuropsychologist v neurosurgeon where the neuropsychologist after 20 hours of testing found the defendant to have a brain injury where the neurosurgeon said he was able to fix the brain injury and physiologically speaking there was no longer a brain injury. The expert in this case was the Neuropsychologist What happened in 1981 in regards to the APA Correct Answer: A division for Forensic Psychology was established in the APA What happened in 1991 in regards to Forensic Psychology and the APA Correct Answer: Speciality guidelines were established for the practice of Forensic Psychology What happened in 2001 in regards to Forensic Psychology and the APA Correct Answer: Finally this speciality of Forenisc Psychology was recognized as its own entity within psychology Diplomate Correct Answer: Awarded to you by the ABPP to show you have all the extra credentials to be a forensic psychologist What is the inquistorial model of justice Correct Answer: Person is brought before a judge or magistrate who then questions you about the charge and then the judge finds you guilty or innocent What is the adversarial model of justice Correct Answer: As found in the US There are two sides an accuser and a defender where the case is tried on both sides and in regards to Forensic Psych both sides may call on expert witnesses In 1256 what judge conducted the Wild Beast Test Correct Answer: Judge Braxton What is the Wild Beast Test Correct Answer: If a defendant has no more sense than a wild beast then he cannot be convicted What case in 1843 included the shooting of the Prime Minster, Queen Victoria and led to the establishment of a group to determine what was mentally insane and what is not Correct Answer: M'Nauten In 1908 who became a staunch advocate for psychology in the judicial arena in the United States Correct Answer: Hugo Munsterberg in 1922 who became the first professor in the field of Legal Psychology in the United States Correct Answer: William Marsten In 1962 what case established that licensed Psychologists were considered as expert witnesses Correct Answer: Jenkins v US What is APA Division 41 Correct Answer: Division within the APA for psychology and legal system and was finally recognized Forensic Psych as a specialty area in 2001 Values creativity and progress is part of what model Correct Answer: Psychological Model Tradition and precedent is part of what model Correct Answer: Legal Model This model looks for the Truth and wants to know if something may or may not affect someone or something Correct Answer: Psychological Model This model only cares about the Win Correct Answer: Legal Model this model is nomothetic Correct Answer: Psychological Model What is nomothetic Correct Answer: Where the laws of psychology pertain to a large amount of people for the most part This model is idiographic Correct Answer: Legal Model [Show More]

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