PSYC 3310 Lecture Notes - Narcissism, Delusional Disorder, Child Abuse

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2 of text: much debate over who should be involved in this and in what it includes, not clearly defined and many disciplines. Social psychology (e. g. jurors" attitudes can be biased) Cognitive psychology (e. g. eye witness memory isn"t always trustworthy) Expectations vary: e. g. in uk only forensic psychologists required clinical training, e. g. Psychologist roles (from chapter 2: advisors (e. g. trial consultant, expert witness) Were the psych tests used valid: expert witness: eye witness testimony -> we have 2 types of witnesses. 1) fact witness = involved in case but not expert (eye witness) 2) expert witness = expert who gives evidence about eye witness testimony -> gives evidence of fallibility of eyewitness testimony: not all experts can be expert witnesses. Inconsistency in admissibility of expert eye witness testimony: e. g. testimony on eye witness accuracy, rare in canada. Saw person at cash register taking cardboard box, and followed then confronted him.