PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Extraversion And Introversion, Social Environment, Reality Principle

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2400
• Professor: Adelle Forth

Document Summary

First question: b (judges currently use findings from psychological research to decide whether witness on the stand is lying or not b) psychology in the law) Second question: e (what is the main difference between clinical forensic psychologists and forensic psychiatrists? a)psychologists can"t provide expert testimony in court, b)psychiatrists cannot prescribe medication, c)psychologists cannot prescribe medication, d)psychiatrists focus on a medical model, e) c and d. Falsified things: this is why we have bans on media coverage before case (ex. If you have relatively small community, everyone knows each other, they can move trial to somewhere else change in venue. The confederate pulled out a handgun and started waving it around, threatening the other one, fired it into ceiling: you"ve just witnessed a mock event. Write down exactly what happened, step by step. (task) Extreme emotional arousal results in poor memory. **suggestibility and eyewitness testimony: main subjects of research in late 19th century, early 20th century.