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21.Which Supreme Court case most recently outlined the criteria of admissibility of scientific evidence? a.Atkins v. United States b.Atkins v. Virginia c.Daubert v. Merrill Dow d.Plessy v. Texas 22.________ focuses on the expert’s methods as opposed to the opinions they have derived. a.Acceptability b.Admissibility c.Credibility d.Reasonableness 23.In clinical settings ___________ are primary, whereas forensic evaluations more commonly address ______________. a.broad issues; narrowly defined issues or events b.narrow issues; broad issues or events c.narrow issues; only legal issues d.subjective personality tests; objective personality tests 24.In clinical settings, the treating clinician’s focus is on __________ however, the forensic examiner is concerned primarily with ___________. a.the client’s subjective view of the problem; accuracy b.accuracy; the client’s subjective view of the problem c.the client’s subjective view of the problem; autonomy of the client d.autonomy of the client; the client’s subjective view of the problem 25.In what context is the threat of conscious and intentional distortion greatest? a.Clinical b.Counseling c.Forensic d.School 26.What is a factor considered by State and Federal Courts regarding the admissibility of expert testimony? a.Has the expert published a scientific article within the previous year? b.Has the hypothesis been subjected to peer review? c.Was the sensitivity error rate zero? d.Is the theory unanimously accepted in the appropriate scientific community? 27.What has been found to be predictive of high error rates in clinical diagnoses? a.Lack of neuroimaging studies conducted b.A clinician with extremely high levels of confidence c.A clinician new to the field d.The administration of neuropsychological tests 28.What is the estimated incidence of Antisocial Personality Disorder that occurs in a prison population? a.15% b.25% c.60% d.80% 29.Studies on the Flynn Effect have observed an increase of _______ points per year in average IQs. a.0.2 b.0.3 c.0.5 d.0.8 30.The ____________ contains a Relations with Parents scale that provides an objective evaluation of the child’s regards for the parents. a.BASC-2 SRP b.BASC-2 TRS c.BASC-2 PRS d.BASC-2 SOS 31.Who is credited with discovering that the presence of an audience enhances your performance if you are very familiar with a task but decreases your performance if you have limited or no talent for the task? a.Norman Triplett b.Rensis Likert c.Robert Zajonc d.Wilhelm Wundt 32.Studies conducted at the University of Albany, State University of New York demonstrated that a third party observer ____________ impact(s) an examinee’s performance on neuropsychological testing. a.does not b.negatively c.positively 33.An individual with a mild traumatic brain injury who had initial, temporary deficits now reports severe memory loss and an inability to return to work. This is technically referred to as: a.faking. b.malingering. c.perjury. d.feigning.