Psychology 2032A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Eyewitness Testimony, Psych, Suggestibility
22 Oct 2018
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Conducted experiments looking at what today would be called the psychology of eyewitness testimony. What was the weather like 1 week ago today. In which direction do the seeds of an apple point. How susceptible are kids to suggestible questioning techniques. If you accidentally suggest something kids can get confused and incorporate it into their reality (kids bruise story) Von schrenck-notzing testified as an expert in 1896. Pretrial press can result in retroactive memory falsification. Children can provide inaccurate testimony due to suggestive questioning techniques. The legal profession didn"t exactly welcome the field of psychology with open arms. Discouraging and disgusting every faithful officer of the law. Discusses the role of pychology in the legal system including issues involving: In the early 1900"s contributed to 2 high profile cases. The case of richard ivens a) b) c) Young, intellectually disabled man confessed to raping and murdering a women. Munsterberg analyzed the interrogation records and concluded they were unreliable and untrue.
