Forensic Psych

Question 0

Signature Behaviour

Answer 0

Acts committed by the offender that aren’t necessary to complete the crime

Question 1

Criminal Profiling

Answer 1

A technique to assist in the identification and apprehension of a suspect

Question 2

Offender’s Signature

Answer 2

A “calling card”, a pattern of distinct behaviour that reflect characteristics of the offender

Question 3

Diminished Responsibility

Answer 3

Defence where defendant admits they broke the law, but should not be held criminally responsible. Mental Functions were impaired at the time

Question 4

Violence Distraction

Answer 4

The relationship between the amount of violence and in a crime and accuracy of eyewitness’ memory

Question 5

Trace-Dependent Forgetting

Answer 5

Memory is forgotten with the passing of time

Question 6

Cue- Dependent Forgetting

Answer 6

Information is forgotten because they didn’t use the right cues to remember the information