PSYC 3310 Lecture 1: Psychology and Law: Lecture 1
10 Jan 2016
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Midterm 1 (weeks 1-4) - 66 questions - 33% Midterm 2 (weeks 5-8) - 66 - 33% Distribution: lecture and text material could be in the exam, best judgement when deciding what"s relevant and what"s not (sidebars) Law touches many aspects of our daily lives. Not until some goes amiss that you start to rules, norms, laws notice the presence of law. At the heart of both law and psychology is human behaviour . Body of rules of conduct prescribed by authority that has binding force. The scientific study of behaviour and mental processes to understand, predict, control (how individuals think about, interact with, and influence each other) Focus on behavior forms the linkage between psychology and law o o o. How does longer sentences impact the criminal behaviour of people/ does it act as a deterrent. Virtually all people who confess to a crime are. Truths to consider: the insanity defence guilty of it.
