Which of the Following Is False with Concern to Child

question 64

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is false with concern to child witnesses in the courtroom?

• A)Most states have enacted legislation allowing videotaped statements to be admissible in court.
• B)Most of the states now allow a child's testimony to be given on closed-circuit television (CCTV).
• C)Some states require that the defendant be present to directly question the child.
• D)Children in sexual abuse cases have been allowed to use anatomically correct dolls to demonstrate happenings that they cannot describe verbally.

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Definitions:

Existing Scheme

Cognitive structures or patterns of thought and understanding that individuals use to organize and interpret experience.

Accommodation

In psychology, a process of cognitive development where existing mental schemas are modified to incorporate new experiences.

Substages

Divisions or phases that are part of a broader developmental stage, marking specific milestones or characteristics.

Sensorimotor Development

The stage in infant development spanning from birth to about two years of age, where children experience the world through their senses and actions (movements).