Lesson 6.1.2
6.1.2 Understanding offenders: cognitive and ethical interviews and formulation Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 6
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The 20 questions
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Which technique is a key component of the cognitive interview?
- Direct interrogation
- Context reinstatement
- Hypnotic regression
- Forced choice
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What is the primary purpose of the 'report everything' instruction in a cognitive interview?
- Trigger additional memories
- Prevent false confessions
- Speed up questioning
- Reduce witness anxiety
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Which cognitive interview technique involves recalling events starting from the end?
- Change perspective
- Report everything
- Reverse order
- Context reinstatement
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What is the primary focus of an ethical interviewing model like PEACE?
- Protecting suspect rights
- Detecting lie signals
- Extracting quick confessions
- Maximising sentence length
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What does a psychological formulation aim to explain about an offender's behaviour?
- Underlying function
- IQ score
- Biological age
- Legal guilt
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Why do forensic psychologists identify the function of an offender's behaviour?
- To determine guilt
- To set sentences
- To guide treatment
- To assign blame
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In psychological formulation, what is a specific situation that prompts offending behaviour called?
- Diagnosis
- Trigger
- Predisposition
- Consequence
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Compared to a standard interview, what does a cognitive interview produce more of?
- Anxious responses
- Biased memories
- False confessions
- Accurate details
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Which technique is combined with context reinstatement in the cognitive interview?
- Behavioural analysis
- Report everything
- Leading questioning
- Hypnotic regression
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What is a main practical drawback of using cognitive interviews in police work?
- High cost
- Ethical misconduct
- Low reliability
- Time-consuming
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In psychological formulation, what term describes the purpose serving an offender's behaviour?
- Function
- Predisposition
- Trigger
- Consequence
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What main aspect of offending behaviour does psychological formulation identify for an individual?
- Personality type
- IQ level
- Function
- Genetic predisposition
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Which ethical principle ensures an interviewee understands the purpose before an interview begins?
- Confidentiality
- Informed consent
- Right to withdraw
- Debriefing
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What is a major limitation of using psychological formulation for understanding offenders?
- High subjectivity
- Lack of flexibility
- Low validity
- High cost
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Which type of question should be used in cognitive interviews to avoid leading witness recall?
- Open question
- Closed question
- Multiple-choice question
- Leading question
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What is the primary purpose of constructing a psychological case formulation for an offender?
- Identify behaviour function
- Determine legal guilt
- Assign prison sentences
- Measure IQ scores
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Which cognitive interview technique asks a witness to recall an event from another person's viewpoint?
- Reverse order
- Change perspective
- Report everything
- Context reinstatement
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Why must peace-model ethical interviews inform suspects about the limits of confidentiality?
- Demand characteristics
- Social desirability
- Ethical transparency
- Cognitive overload
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What is a key weakness of case formulation if crucial background details are missing?
- Inter-rater agreement
- High reliability
- Inaccurate conclusions
- Standardised testing
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What is the primary practical goal of using case formulation with offenders?
- Targeted treatment
- Immediate release
- Psychometric profiling
- Statistical norming
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