Deck 15: The Promising Future of Forensic Psychology in Canada

Question 1

Which Canadian university currently offers an undergraduate specialization in forensic psychology?

A) University of British Columbia Okanagan
B) Memorial University of Newfoundland
C) Dalhousie University
D) McGill University

Answer 1

University of British Columbia Okanagan

Question 2

What were the main findings of the Porter,Woodworth,and Birt (2000)study examining deception detection by parole officers?

Answer 2

Responses will vary.

Question 3

Name at least three researchers who helped establish the field of forensic psychology in Canada.How did they do this?

Answer 3

Responses will vary.

Question 4

Is there sufficient training for forensic psychologists in Canada? Why or why not?

Question 5

Which national organization based in Ottawa has invited psychologists to offer lectures and training across the country?

A) Correctional Services Canada
B) National Judicial Institute
C) Parole Board of Canada
D) Mental Health,Law,and Policy Institute

Question 6

Describe,with examples,the application of forensic psychology in Canadian courts.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a requirement of the undergraduate specialization in forensic psychology?

A) an honours thesis
B) courses in forensic psychology
C) a placement within the criminal justice system
D) an original research project conducted with offenders

Question 8

Give an example of a long-standing but mistaken assumption about human behaviour held by the legal system.

Question 9

According to Don Read and Deborah Connolly at Simon Fraser University,in what percentage of all sexual assault cases has evidence for recovered memories emerged?

A) 1 percent
B) 6 percent
C) 25 percent
D) 33 percent

Question 10

What are the three main goals of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies at the University of New Brunswick?

Question 11

Which of the following prominent forensic psychologists did NOT study at the University of Western Ontario in the 1960s?

A) Dr.Robert Hare
B) Dr.Daniel Yarmey
C) Dr.Vernon Quinsey
D) Dr.John Yuille

Question 12

Which of the following options is NOT a prominent myth or misconception surrounding confessions in the legal system?

A) that false confessions do not happen or are extremely rare
B) that only highly vulnerable people falsely confess
C) that there is little research on police interrogation and false confessions
D) that police officers coerce the majority of suspects to confess

Question 13

Describe the UBC Okanagan undergraduate specialization program in forensic psychology.What training does it provide students?

Question 14

What is the National Judicial Institute? How has this organization facilitated practical training by forensic psychologists?

Question 15

Provide three examples of psychologically based training to legal staff in Canada.

Question 16

Which is NOT a key text in the field of forensic psychology authored by Canadian researchers?

A) Psychopathia Sexualis
B) Without Conscience: The Disturbing World of Psychopaths among Us
C) The Psychology of Eyewitness Testimony
D) Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work

Question 17

Which is NOT one of the top journals in the field of forensic psychology in which many Canadian researchers publish?

A) Law and Human Behavior
B) Journal of Criminal Profiling
C) Behavioral Sciences and the Law
D) Criminal Justice and Behavior