Research examining witness memory has shown that after watching a traffic accident, if the car was described as “smashed”, then the witness was more likely to say that she had seen broken glass.This type of research has informed us about the influence of:

A. Criminals
B. Leadings
C. Watching car aaccidents
D. Cognitive interviews

The status of the investigator, the type of the crime, the age of the witness and the type ofing represents variables related to which topic of study by forensic psychologists?

A. Retrieval
B. Eyewitness testimony
C. Crime
D. Criminal investigations

Which of the following statements is correct in relation to acquisition?

A. While controlled experimental studies suggest that violence results in better witness accurancy, field studies of real- life witnesses are exposed to highly violent events do not give very accurate testimony.
B. The phenomenon of ‘weapons focus’ occur only when the central detail is a gun.
C. Although it is interesting to understand the impact on witness memory of factors such as the type of crime, it is not critical because what is encoded during acquisition does not from the basis for what is stored in memory and eventually retrieved when
D. None of the above.

Which of these is true in terms of an adolescent’s physical development?

A. Girls experience their adolescent growth spurt at an earlier age than boys.
B. Boys experience their adolescent growth spurt at an earlier age than girls.
C. With the beginnings of adolescence, most individuals undergo a decline in their rate of growth.
D. Puberty is the final phase of the reproductive process.

Which stage of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development occurs during adolescence and refers to the ability to reason about abstract concepts and broader social environment?

A. Formal operations
B. Concrete operations
C. Sensorimotor
D. Postformal reasoning

Identify the correct statement from those given below, with respect to peer influence in adolescence:

A. Adolescents tend to choose friends who have markedly different interests to their own.
B. Adolescents tend to choose friends who have similar interests to their own.
C. Adolescents invariably report that peer pressures have a major influence on their behaviour
D. Causation exists between friends behaviour and adolescents choices and actions.

Which of the following statements is NOT a feature of physical development in early adulthood?

A. Manual dexterity begins to reduce in the mid-thirties
B. Physical strength declines substantially compared to the late teens.
C. A decline in the perception of high-pitched tones is found by the late twenties.
D. The health status and perceptions of young adults are influenced by their own behavioural choices.

Which of the Kamer’s three stages of cognitive development in adulthood may be facilated by underground training at university?

A. Postformal reasoning
B. Absolutist reasoning
C. Relativist reasoning
D. Dialectical reasoning

Adults who find it difficult to trust others and are reluctant to commit to intimate relationships may be described as having which type of attachment style?

A. Secure
B. Insecure
C. Avoidant
D. Anxious

Which term was used by Erik Erikson to refer to the feeling experienced by some individuals in mid-life that they have achieved relatively little and have little to offer to the next generation?

A. Manopause
B. Stagnation
C. Generativity
D. Presbyopia