PSY100H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Eyewitness Testimony, Precedent, Eyewitness Identification
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They"re tricky cause sometimes their intuitive; you need to ask for proof. You can get away with a lot especially if you"re really compelling. Always try to find the empirical evidence behind everything: rape victim: jurors generally have certain expectations from a victim. If those expectations are not met, they usually think they"re guilty/lying. Is that really reality: flat affect: victims look a little numb. They"ve been through the trauma so many times, so they just can"t feel anything anymore: psychologists come and say that they"re experts in certain areas. They are meant to create a certain social framework and remove any potential bias: haney (1980) states differences between law and. Stare decisis: legal precedence: to be fair we need to have outcomes similar and fair to outcomes before. Creativity: psychological aspect based on innovation: (2) hierarchical vs. empirical. If a federal court says something, all of canada has to follow it.
