PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Shooting Of Amadou Diallo
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Psychologists are interested in the outcome of experiments. They are interested in the result of the processes inside the individual. His story played a pivotal roll to launch studies in psychology. Hes an immigrant to the us, living in a low economy area, hes outside in the middle of the night. Hes a black man living in a crime filled area. Hes standing there and a car drives by and they slow down as they approach him. The car stops and 4 white guys talki(cid:374)g to hi(cid:373) a(cid:374)d approa(cid:272)hi(cid:374)g hi(cid:373). He tried to run back into his house, cant and tries to plead to not hurt him. He reached into his jacket to pull out his wallet, and the white men shoot and kill him. Police officers perspective: they are driving down a crime filled area, looking for a suspect.
