PSYC37H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Uptodate, Pedophilia, Malingering
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Some specialize in court, and some more likely to work in a forensic setting such as a prison. ); expert testimony should make sense, and based in real theoretical reason; Accepting something just because it is generally accepted does not make it correct or scientifically supported (well validated); there can be individual variability in court settings because different people can accept different tests; Daubert v. merrell dow pharmaceuticals (1993)- factors used to establish validity of a test: 1. Empirical testing- the theory or technique must be falsifiable, refutable, and testable (difficult to do for certain types of tests, but it is possible for perhaps intelligence tests); 2. Subjected to peer review and publication (allow others to determine the validity/reliability of a test, and publish results); 3. Known or potential error rate (what are the chances or what is the error rate associated with specific test results); 4. The existence and maintenance of standards and controls concerning its operation; 5.
