CRJU 2220 Lecture 5: SET 5
Document Summary
Application of science + psychology to questions and issues relating to law and the legal system (also called criminal psychology) Application of science + psychology to questions and issues relating to the legal system (also called forensic psychology) Branch of psychiatry having to do with the study of crime and criminality. Characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make a person unique, and tend to remain stable over time. A psychological perspective that stresses observable behavior and disregards unobservable events that occur in the mind. A psychological principle that holds that the frequency of any behavior can be increased or decreased through reward, punishment, or association with other stimuli. Perspective, developed by sigmund freud early 1900s, that explains structure of personality and behavior in terms of conscious and unconscious components. A mental disorder characterized by antisocial behavior and failure to feel remorse/guilt. A serious mental illness that distorts the way a person things and behaves.
