PSY328H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Structured Interview, Suggestibility, Belief Perseverance
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Psychology the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes in an attempt to understand, predict, and in some cases control human behaviour: empirical study, broad application. Law the legal system is comprised of a body of laws, rules, regulations, and procedures designed to govern, regulate, control human behaviour. Psychology and the law predict what people will do in certain situations// study empirically the assumptions about human behaviour that underlie the operation and functioning of the law: social scientists assess the reasonableness and validity of evidence. Stare decisis we got to do what was done before b/c that"s fair (looking @ precedence based on similarity) o. Our common law can mostly be based on previous cases. Hierarchical top courts, whatever decided goes supreme court decision will be used across the nation, may not have to follow stare decisis. Empirical prove through validity & reliability of findings, supportable theories, no law is absolute.
