PSYCH 3CC3- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 119 pages long!)
5 Oct 2017
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Most psychological research is done in criminal cases because it is more interesting and the stakes are higher in these cases. First and only course that deals with application of psych to real world. Sciences: combines psychology, human intuition and high-tech data to learn what makes jurors, attorneys and witnesses and the accused tick. Less that 20% of criminal trials include the presentation of forensic evidence. (<10% in book) Many forensic evidence techniques are not truly scientific but require expert judgement that includes a subjective component that leaves room for error. Petechial haemorrhaging is not always an indicator of strangulation. National institute of standard and technology (nist: national commission on forensic science, devoted to the accuracy of forensic evidence. Us, w marston provides expert testimony re polygraph results: systolic bp correlated to lying led to the design of the polygraph in early, 1962 in jenkins vs.
