Psychology 2032A/B- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 91 pages long!)

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2032A/B
• Professor: Doug Hazlewood

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Forensic psychology: a field of psychology that deals with all aspects of human behaviour as it relates to the law or legal system. Main conclusion was that emotional arousal can have a negative impact on the accuracy of a perso(cid:374)"s testi(cid:373)o(cid:374)y. Bartol and bartol (cid:894)2006(cid:895) psy(cid:272)hologist"s fi(cid:374)di(cid:374)gs events described in the media. Other important historical forensic psychological cases: brown v board of education (1954, regarded how segregation of white and coloured children in public schools have a detrimental effect upon the coloured students. R v. mohan the canadian supreme court defines criteria for determining. Forensic anthropology: examine remains of deceased individuals, searching for cause of death and to establish facts about them, age, gender, appearance. Forensic art: use art to aid in the identification, apprehension and conviction of offenders. Forensic entomology: concerned with how insects can assist with criminal investigations. Forensic pathology: determines the time and cause of death through physical autopsy.