Psychology 2032A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Confabulation

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

Document Summary

Friday, october 19, 2018 psychology and law textbook notes chapter 3 police investigation (pg. A process whereby the police interview a suspect for the purpose of gathering evidence and obtaining a confession. In the mid 20th century whipping was occasionally used to obtain confessions. Replaced with more subtle techniques (psychological) such as lying about evidence, promising lenient treatment and implying threats to loved ones: reid model of interrogation. Soft self tactics used by police interrogators that are designed to lull the suspect into a false sense of security: maximization techniques. Scare tactics used by police interrogation that are designed to intimidate a suspect believed to be guilty. The use of the reid model: kassin et al (2007) conducted a survey of 631 police investigators about their interrogation methods. The results indicated that they used many of the reid techniques though frequency varied.