Question 1

The concept of repression was popularized by:

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A)   John Watson.
B)   Albert Bandura.
C)   Sigmund Freud.
D)   Elizabeth Loftus.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

What is the best description of the NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol?

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A)   This is a technique designed to reduce biased questioning and elicit true responses from children.
B)   This is a technique using closed-ended questions to interview alleged victims who are children.
C)   This is a protocol for using Bobo Dolls to release children's desire for letting their anger out.
D)   This is a coercive approach to interviewing intended to overcome the resistance of an abuse victim.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

How are child witnesses perceived by jurors? What kind of measures do the courts take to protect child witnesses?

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Question 4

According to the text, children who supposedly suffer from child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome (CSAAS)  are likely to show behavioral symptoms that could also be evident in children misled into admitting such abuse. The following symptoms are believed to be part of the CSAAS syndrome, EXCEPT:

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A)   delayed disclosure of the abuse.
B)   mentioning the abuse only to peers.
C)   denial that the sexual abuse ever occurred.
D)   recantation of allegations of abuse later on.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

There are good reasons why most states allow hearsay testimony when a child is the alleged victim. Which of the following is NOT such a reason?

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A)   To shield jurors from the biasing impact of young children's cuteness.
B)   To protect the victim from being questioned in unusual and formal settings.
C)   To spare young children the intimidating atmosphere of the courtroom.
D)   To avoid the traumatic experience for the victim of facing the alleged abuser.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a type of interviewer's prompt recommended in NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol?

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A)   Tell me everything that happened.
B)   What happened next?
C)   He wanted you to touch him, right?
D)   Where did it happen?E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Research exploring the effect of repetitive questioning on preschool-aged children's responses found that:

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A)   most children continued to provide correct accounts of past events.
B)   most children changed their answers to incorporate the suggested falsehoods.
C)   repetitive questioning has produced additional details of the true past events.
D)   children would often stop answering the adults' questions altogether.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

All of the following are reasons for underreporting of child sexual abuse, EXCEPT:

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A)   very young children may not be able to talk and explain what happened.
B)   young children may not interpret what's happening as sexual abuse.
C)   children's allegations of sexual abuse are not taken seriously.
D)   children may fear retaliation of the abuser.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

According to the text, the use of anatomically detailed dolls when interviewing children under the age of 6 is likely to _____ the number of false allegations of sexual abuse.

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A)   have no bearing on
B)   decrease
C)   increase
D)   equalizeE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Which allegations of recovered memories of being sexually abused as a child should be suspect?

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The following features of recovered memo...

Question 11

We should be especially skeptical of allegedly recovered memories in the following cases, EXCEPT:

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A)   recalling began as vague feelings rather than clear memories.
B)   abuse happened before the age of 3, according to the alleged memories.
C)   memories of abuse came back as flashes of particular incidents.
D)   the recollection involved extended abuse continuing into adolescence.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 12

According to research noted in the text, jurors that heard both adult hearsay witnesses and child testimony deemed the hearsay testimony:

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A)   less credible.
B)   equally as credible.
C)   more credible.
D)   less accurate.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Two components of the presumed child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome (CSAAS)  are the denial of abuse and recantation of abuse. Researchers who analyzed actual interviews with sexually abused children found that, in reality, the denial and recantation of abuse:

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A)   are unusual.
B)   are very common.
C)   happen only with older children.
D)   happen only in small, tightly knit communities.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

In the 2000s, claims of recovered memories ______, mostly in response to _____.

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A)   slowly decreased; research showing that false memories can be easily implanted
B)   decreased drastically; successful lawsuits against therapists who had created false memories
C)   had stabilized; realizations that false memories bring more pain than relief to the victims
D)   had increased; new legislation awarding substantial sums of money to the victimsE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 15

The case of Paul Ingram is unusual because:

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A)   it was the longest time anyone had ever suppressed a memory.
B)   it involved recovered memories of being the perpetrator of sexual abuse.
C)   Ingram had suppressed memories of traumatic abuse from more than three perpetrators.
D)   Ingram was the first to sue a therapist for implanting false memories.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

When reviewing sexual abuse testimony given by children at trial, it appears that jurors _____ the testimony of children in sexual abuse cases.

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A)   tend to believe
B)   tend to doubt
C)   are often instructed to disregard
D)   defer to the judge when interpretingE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Elizabeth Loftus (1997)  was able to implant false memories of being "lost at the mall" in what percentage of participants?

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A)   50%
B)   75%
C)   25%
D)   5%E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Much research has demonstrated that most victims of traumatic events have _____ memories of the episode.

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A)   vivid
B)   few
C)   completely repressed their
D)   first repressed, then recovered theirE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

The concept of repression has found _____ support in empirical research studies of real victims of_____.

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A)   very little; traumatic events
B)   considerable; traumatic events
C)   very little; memory loss
D)   considerable; memory lossE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Research has demonstrated that some techniques used in interviewing children in abuse cases are especially helpful. These techniques include all of the following, EXCEPT:

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A)   simplified instructions.
B)   taking an oath to tell the truth.
C)   explicit statement stipulating that the interviewer does not know what happened.
D)   asking the same question more than once.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Exam 6: Child Sexual Abuse: Interviewing Children and the Recovered Memories of Adults

The concept of repression was popularized by:

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What is the best description of the NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol?

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According to the text, the use of anatomically detailed dolls when interviewing children under the age of 6 is likely to _____ the number of false allegations of sexual abuse.

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Which of the following is NOT a type of interviewer's prompt recommended in NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol?

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We should be especially skeptical of allegedly recovered memories in the following cases, EXCEPT:

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Elizabeth Loftus (1997) was able to implant false memories of being "lost at the mall" in what percentage of participants?

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Much research has demonstrated that most victims of traumatic events have _____ memories of the episode.

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The case of Paul Ingram is unusual because:

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Research exploring the effect of repetitive questioning on preschool-aged children's responses found that:

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According to research noted in the text, jurors that heard both adult hearsay witnesses and child testimony deemed the hearsay testimony:

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Research has demonstrated that some techniques used in interviewing children in abuse cases are especially helpful. These techniques include all of the following, EXCEPT:

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How are child witnesses perceived by jurors? What kind of measures do the courts take to protect child witnesses?

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The concept of repression has found _____ support in empirical research studies of real victims of_____.

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Two components of the presumed child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome (CSAAS) are the denial of abuse and recantation of abuse. Researchers who analyzed actual interviews with sexually abused children found that, in reality, the denial and recantation of abuse:

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All of the following are reasons for underreporting of child sexual abuse, EXCEPT:

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According to the text, children who supposedly suffer from child sexual abuse accommodation syndrome (CSAAS) are likely to show behavioral symptoms that could also be evident in children misled into admitting such abuse. The following symptoms are believed to be part of the CSAAS syndrome, EXCEPT:

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When reviewing sexual abuse testimony given by children at trial, it appears that jurors _____ the testimony of children in sexual abuse cases.

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There are good reasons why most states allow hearsay testimony when a child is the alleged victim. Which of the following is NOT such a reason?

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Which allegations of recovered memories of being sexually abused as a child should be suspect?

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In the 2000s, claims of recovered memories ______, mostly in response to _____.

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