PSY344H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Falsifiability, Temporal Lobe, Eyewitness Identification
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Narrow definitions focus only on the applications of psychology: broad definitions are less restrictive. ______________________________________________________________: forensic psychologists are always interested in the issues that arise at the intersection between psychology and the law. Forensic psychologists can be clinicians, researchers, or legal scholars. Clinical forensic psychologists are concerned with the assessment and treatment of mental health issues as they pertain to the law or legal system. This can include a wide variety of settings such as schools, prisons, and hospitals. Forensic psychiatry also focuses on assessment and treatment of mentally ill people involved in the law, but psychiatrists can prescribe medications. Experimental forensic psychologists are concerned with the study of human behaviour as it relates to the law or legal system. They can be found in a variety of criminal justice settings. These forensic psychologists are more informed about the legal process and the legal system.
