Psychology 2032A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Alex Morgan

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

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Investigator bias: officers enter accusational phase of the interrogation with the belief that the suspect is guilty, this can lead to biased perceptions and behaviours on the part of the interrogator and observers of the interrogation (ex, juniors) It would be a lot better if they just went in thinking, he may or may not be guilty. Suggestive interrogations: the confessor comes to believe they committed the crime, people suffering from brain impairments, extreme anxiety or confusion may be more susceptible, example, paul ingram case. It is assumed that investigators can detect deception when moving from stage 2 to 3 of the reid model. Little research supports this assumption: cultural aspect, certain gestures, body postures, and physical movements can convey different meanings in different cultures, thu(cid:373)(cid:271)s up! Mea(cid:374)s o(cid:374)e thi(cid:374)g to us (cid:271)ut to other (cid:272)ultures it (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s the sa(cid:373)e thi(cid:374)g as the middle finger. Can we detect liars: physical reactions are all the same, when people are lying they.