PSYCH 3CC3 Lecture Notes - Arthur Conan Doyle, Lee Harvey Oswald, James Mckeen Cattell
16 Dec 2013
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1842 edgar allen poe publishes the murders in the rue morgue first time forensic psych was every presented (fictionally) 1887 arthur conan doyle sherlock holmes story. Uses characteristics of scene to determine offender profile. 1888 dr. thomas bond (pathologist) provides the first real offender profile in. 1895 james mckeen cattell studied memory accuracy and found much. Inaccuracy memory is not a good source of proof to use in a case. 1896 albert von schrenk-notzing effects of pre-trial publicity. Set the stage for research in eye witness testimony. Argues that it was hard for witnesses to discriminate between what they actually saw and what they heard or saw in the media. 1901 william stern tested witness accuracy by showing subjects a photo and asking them about it after certain intervals noticed increase inaccuracy with increase delay. Proves eye-witness testimony is not very good role of leading questions suggests the answer; bad for recall. 1908 hugo munsterberg called first forensic psychologist .
