Explain How Trickery and Deception Can Be Used by the Police

question 37

Essay

Explain how trickery and deception can be used by the police and how they might affect voluntariness.

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Definitions:

Army Alpha

A historical standardized test developed during World War I to assess the intellectual and cognitive abilities of military recruits.

Inkblot Test

A projective psychological test consisting of ambiguous inkblots presented to a subject, whose interpretations of the blots are analyzed to give insights into their personality and emotional functioning.

Thematic Apperception Test

A projective psychological test that uses storytelling in response to pictures to assess personality and emotional functioning.

Interest Inventories

Tests that measure likes and dislikes as well as one’s personality orientation toward the world of work. Generally used in career counseling. It is a type of personality test.