Psychology 2032A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Fidgeting, Soft Sell, New York City Police Department

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

Document Summary

K(cid:374)o(cid:449) (cid:449)he(cid:374) to hold (cid:858)e(cid:373) & k(cid:374)o(cid:449) (cid:449)he(cid:374) to fold (cid:858)e(cid:373): i(cid:374)terrogatio(cid:374)s, Coercive nature of interrogations: history, mid 1900s: whipping suspects, 1980s: stun guns used by the nypd to extract confessions, more recently: psychological methods such as trickery and deceit (ex. lying about evidence) Fidgeting, licking lips and self-grooming could be deception indicators: theme development: themes/stories relating suspect to crime, how they did it and why as doing this watching for reaction of the suspect to see if they agree to the theme/story. Take this objection and turn it around to almost sound like a confession: getting suspect"s attention: at this point suspect is frustrated and unsure of the(cid:373)sel(cid:448)es. Theme development motive alternatives as to why they did it. Crying= guilt: alternatives: interrogator offers two contrasting motives one is socially acceptable (crime of passion), and the other is morally repugnant (did it for money).