Criminal profiling is a hugely popular concept that captures the interest of television views. What is the reality about the validity of criminal profiling?
a. There is little evidence that it allows investigators to zero in on specific suspects.
b. It works, but the MMPI-2 is needed in order to accurately profile suspects.
c. It works if a picture of a suspect's dwelling is made available for personality analysis.
d. It is equally good as physical evidence, DNA and related measures.
Answer: A
Rationale: Although criminology has taught us a lot about what types of people are likely to commit crimes, there is little scientific support for the claim that criminal profiling can help solve crimes.
You might also like to view...
In most psychology experiments a research finding is considered to be statistically significant if the
a. hypothesis was supported. b. participants were randomly assigned. c. result would occur no more than 5 percent of the time by chance. d. independent variable changed substantially during the experiment.
As a result of mounting evidence that broad categories of cognitive function are not lateralized, research on the lateralization of function has started to focus on
A) language. B) constituent cognitive processes. C) emotion. D) spatial ability. E) cognitive tasks.