Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The term forensic refers to anything pertaining or potentially pertaining to law, both civil and criminal.
2. The five subspecialties of forensic psychology are mutually exclusive.
3. Forensic psychiatry, forensic nursing, and forensic pathology are examples of forensic sciences.
4. The five subspecialties of forensic psychology that are illustrated in the text are all research focused.
5. Psychologists began to testify in courts in increasing numbers during the 1940s and 1950s.


1. True
2. False
3. True
4. False
5. False

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