Test Bank for Child Abuse and Neglect 3rd Edition by Monica L. McCoy and Stefanie M. Keen. ISBN-13 9

Chapter 11 - Forensic Interviewing of Children Test Items 1. The goal of forensic interviewing is to elicit information to be used a. for treatment purposes b. for prevention programs c. in legal settings d. all of the above Answer: C 2. The Federal Rule of Evidence 601 a. abolished the competency rules for witnesses b. said that children could not provide uncorroborated testimony in court c. ruled that children were not competent to provide testimony in court d. expanded hearsay testimony allowances Answer: A 3. In a legal context, uncorroborated testimony is testimony that is a. almost certainly false b. not supported or confirmed by additional evidence c. almost certainly true d. offered by multiple witnesses Answer: B 4. Which of the following is NOT associated with children providing accurate testimony? a. Spontaneous accounts b. Responding to unbiased questions c. Responding to open-ended questions d. A significant amount of time passing between the event and the telling so that memories have the chance to fully form Answer: D 5. Which of the following questions is open-ended and unbiased? a. How old are you? b. Did something bad happen at daycare? c. What happened when you stayed at your uncle’s house? d. Can you tell me what Mr. Jones did to upset you?

Answer: C 6. When researchers told children a story about a child who ate eggs and got a stomach ache and then later gave some of the children misleading information (e.g., Do you remember the story about Loren who had a headache because she ate her cereal too fast?), what happened when children were asked to select which picture had been in the story?