PSYC 331 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-12: Physical Abuse, U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Rating, False Memory Syndrome
Document Summary
Some of the first experiments done by james cattell looking at the psychology of eyewitness testimony: found that eyewitness recollection was inaccurate and correlation between confidence and accuracy was far from perfect. Emotional arousal has negative impact on accuracy of testimony. Retroactive memory falsification process by which people confuse actual events with events described in media. Munsterburg published a book called on the witness stand that argued psychology had lots to offer legal system (eyewitness testimony, crime detection, false confessions, suggestibility, hypnotism, crime prevention: highly criticized by media and legal profession. Decision: people v hawthorne: psychologist permitted to provide opinion about mental state of defendant, jenkins v. united states: charges of b&e, assault and intent to rape. 3 psychologist supportred defene of insanity testimony rejected because psychologists were not allowed to give expert testimony on mental disease case was appealed and apa ruled some psychologists are qualified for expert testimony on mental disorders.
