PSY 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Eyewitness Testimony, Belief Perseverance
10 Apr 2017
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The application of a broad spectrum of sciences and technologies to investigate and establish facts of interest in relation to criminal or civil law. Forensic psychology therefore is the application of psychology to the law. Precedent (trying to do what you did before to be fair eg. If you go to court for man slaughter you can get minimal punishment or life in prison) What"s new? (even though we may base something on the old, we change it up slightly for something new) Battle to win the truth (whoever wins ends up being truthful/correct eg. Saying something clever to get the truth out of something) Having a video camera there to nd out the actual truth) Rules (the law has rules you must follow) If you see someone cross the road on a red light you"re more likely to cross too) A look at history and things going on right now.
