Which of the following describes Sherlock Holmes' procedure of developing a number of possible solutions, then eliminating them one by one (When you have eliminated all the possibilities but one, that remaining one, no matter how improbable, must be the correct solution)?
A. Transductive reasoning
B. Deductive reasoning
C. Inductive reasoning
D. Conductive reasoning
______________ are human creations that evolve out of the need to resolve disagreements.
A. Values
B. Morals
C. Laws
D. Opinions
Which of the following is NOT a psychological research topic relevant to the real world of the legal system?
A. Jurors' understanding of the definition of insanity
B. Children's competence as eyewitnesses
C. Bullet trajectories and victims' wounds
D. Validity of the battered woman syndrome
During what period was there little scientific activity in forensic psychology?
A. During the period right before and after the 20th century.
B. From WWII to the 1970's.
C. From the 1970s to the 1990's.
D. The current period.
The attack on Munsterberg's claims for the power of forensic psychology were spearheaded by
A. Louis Terman.
B. Alfred Binet.
C. Elizabeth Loftus.
D. John Henry Wigmore
During what period did research on memory and eyewitness accuracy begin?
A. The 1880s into the early 1900s
B. Right after World War I
C. The 1950s
D. The latter half of the 1970s
The first research on memory and errors in eyewitnesses' memory was done where?
A. Germany
B. France
C. The United States
D. Research began in all these countries within the same period of 20-30 years
Which of the following was NOT an activity Hugo Munsterberg tried to bring into the legal system?
A. The establishment of minimum sentences for the criminally insane
B. The introduction of experimental psychology to laypersons
C. The demonstration of the fallibility of memory
D. His availability as an expert witness in highly publicized trials
At the time, how did the legal field react to Hugo Munsterberg's contributions to the legal system?
A. They praised and accepted Munsterberg's contributions.
B. They strongly criticized Munsterberg's contributions.
C. They ignored Munsterberg's contributions.
D. They were bitterly divided about Munsterberg's work.
Hugo Munsterberg is often considered the founder of what field?
A. American psychology
B. Child psychology
C. Forensic psychology
D. Cognitive psychology
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