Psychology 2032A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Behavioural Sciences, Rag Doll, Guided Imagery

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

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Sunday, november 4, 2018 psychology and law textbook notes chapter 6 child witnesses. History: dates back to the salem witch trials in 1692 where children testi ed that they saw people perform witchcraft later to recant their statement, research regarding validity of child witnesses started in europe in early 20th century. Found that young children were highly susceptible and had di culty separating fact from fantasy: ceci and truck (1993) four factors that led to the renewed interest of child witnesses. Expert psychological testimony was becoming more acceptable in the courtroom. Social scientists were interested in research that could be applied to real world problems. Studies on adult eye witness testimony were increasing. The legal community become interested in behavioural science research regarding child witnesses (due to increasing number of reported sexual and physical abuse cases where a child was the victim or witness)