Deck 19: When Interviewing Children: a Review and Update

Question 1

Two difficult concepts the authors suggest interviewers avoid or simplify during the interview process are ______ and ______.

A)math, time
B)time, numbers
C)chronological events, numbers
D)time, chronological events

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Jill is interviewing 6-year-old Ben.She begins by asking Ben what he did at school yesterday starting from the morning.Jill is engaging in which of the following?

A)rapport building
B)interview preparation
C)narrative practice
D)interview questioning

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The authors maintain that a "one-protocol-fits-all" ______.

A)is a best practice
B)is helpful but not the only answer
C)may be too limiting
D)is a new and promising interview method

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the state of child interviewing presently?

A)There have been relatively few advancements in terms of interviewing techniques and tools.
B)There are a wide array of useful tools available to practitioners for interviewing children.
C)There has not been any consensus on tools or best practices to interview children.
D)Development of tools for interviewing children has been slow and disagreed upon by professionals.

Question 5

______ children are more likely to be prone to suggestibility.

A)Young
B)Developmentally disabled
C)Older
D)Minority

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the contexts discussed by the authors in which social support during an interview may be very helpful?

A)for children who are anxious
B)for children who have insecure or disrupted attachment histories
C)for children who demonstrate poorer EF/working memory
D)for children who have a history of lying

Question 7

Mary is being interviewed to determine whether or not she has been sexually abused by her stepfather.The interviewer tells Mary that if she tells the truth about what her stepfather did to her, she'll be considered a good little girl and will get to go do something fun.The interviewer then proceeds to nod in agreement when Mary discloses abuse.This is an example of ______.

A)stereotype induction.
B)use of authority.
C)selective reinforcement.
D)repetition of suggestive questions.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a tenet of cognitive interviewing for adults?

A)mental reconstruction of the personal and environmental context of the event
B)repeatedly ask the same questions
C)report everything, including partial or seemingly unimportant information
D)recount the event in a variety of orders and perspectives

Question 9

Yes/no questions can be useful, and are not highly leading; however, they may induce ______.

A)silence
B)poor rapport
C)response bias
D)false answers

Question 10

Kayla is being interviewed by Sally about some physical abuse allegations.Sally asks Kayla, "Did your mother use a belt, or a paddle, when she spanked you?" Sally may be making the mistake of asking ______.

A)categorical questions
B)leading questions
C)erroneous questions
D)forced-choice questions

Question 11

James is being interviewed to determine if he has experienced physical abuse in the form of corporal punishment by his father.The interviewer tells James that adults who use physical violence on children are bad people, and that they need to be brought to justice.This is an example of an interviewer invoking ______ during the interview.

A)selective reinforcement
B)suggestive questioning
C)use of authority
D)stereotype induction

Question 12

Katie is being interviewed by Mallory to determine if child sexual abuse has occurred.Mallory opens the interview by asking Katie what she likes to do for fun, plays a game of uno with Katie, lets Katie know that she knows it is hard to stuck in a room answering questions and to let her know if she needs a break at any time.Mallory is ______.

A)engaging in Phase 1 of the interview
B)establishing rapport
C)preparing Katie for the interview
D)engaging in suggestibility behavior

Question 13

Throughout the chapter, the authors are relying on what they call ______.

A)multiple methods approach
B)toolbox approach
C)interviewing best practices
D)CPS suggested approaches

Question 14

Adam is being interviewed about possible physical abuse by Tim.Tim asks Adam why Adam came to talk to him; however, Adam does not respond.Tim probes again, letting Adam know it is important.When Adam doesn't respond again, Tim asks Adam what the school counselors talked to him about last week.What is Tim doing here?

A)introducing the topic of interest
B)engaging in suggestive interviewing practice
C)establishing rapport
D)repetitive questioning

Question 15

Interviews differ from ordinary conversations in that they usually have a definite purpose, a question-answer format, and ______.

A)a procedure to follow
B)a process for establishing rapport
C)an agenda
D)a well-defined goal

Question 16

Jimmy is interviewing Tom about some abuse allegations.Jimmy asks Tom, "Tom, can you tell me about the times your stepfather snuck into your room at night and laid in bed with you?" Jimmy is making which of the following mistakes?

A)asking leading questions
B)failing to establish rapport
C)asking closed-ended questions
D)being too authoritative

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a phase of "phased approach" interviews discussed by the authors?

A)preparatory phase
B)information gathering phase
C)determination phase
D)closure phase

Question 18

______ is an approach where memory for mundane or fictitious experiences, or naturally occurring stressful experiences, is investigated to determine the accuracy of children's reports and how best to interview children.

A)Memory research
B)Forensic interviewing
C)Analogue research
D)Field research

Question 19

Field studies show that children's memories and statements are ______.

A)quite accurate, but omissions are common
B)somewhat accurate, with common omissions
C)highly accurate and comprehensive
D)sometimes inaccurate

Question 20

The narrative elaboration interview facilitates developmentally sensitive interviews for children aged ______.

A)3-6
B)4-16
C)9-12
D)4-12

Question 21

Discuss what field research has shown about child victims' memory.Name a specific protocol for interviewing children, and what the main components of the protocol are.

Question 22

Describe how you might go about developing rapport with a child, if you were tasked with conducting an interview to determine if child sexual abuse had occurred.

Question 23

Discuss the phased approach protocol.What are the stages? How do these help with the interview process?

Question 24

Discuss the different types of suggestibility behavior an interview can take on and provide an example of each.

Question 25

Talk about interviewer demeanor.What makes for a good interviewer demeanor and why is demeanor so important?