PSYC39H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Schizophrenia, Neurofeedback, Behavioral Neuroscience
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Week #1 lecture #1 monday, september 14, 2015. Criminal responsibility, risk assessment --> forensic science. When a psychologist go into court, putting themselves on pedestals saying that they have the knowledge they want to share, and is at higher level than a judge"s (beyond common sense or everyday experience) Testimony restricted in court, 2 types of witnesses: Common case: someone sees an accident or crime, they are the witness speaking to the fact (what they see or heard) [factual witnesses] Judges take these facts and make a decision on conviction. Witness can"t say i think the driver didn"t want to stop at a stop sign b/c that"s an inference to the factual evidence. Different with an expert, expert is assumed to have some valid knowledge beyond the common sense, only experts are allowed to give an opinion testimony. Opinion testimony: psychologist testing, can provide opinion on how the results should be taken. But the ultimate decision lies with the court.
