PSY344H5 Chapter 1: Chapter 1- An Intro to Forensic Psychology
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Psy344 chapter 1: an introduction to forensic psychology. The way the media often portrays forensic psych is inaccurate. Forensic psychology: a field of psych that deals with all aspects of human behaviour as it relates to the law or legal system. Tv shows influence perceptions and attitudes towards crime. Forensic psychologists interested in understanding the mechanisms that underlie people"s thoughts, feelings, and actions similar to other psych: but they are interested in how people function within a particular legal context. James cattell: psych of eye witness testimony: found that recall was inaccurate, relationship b/w confidence and accuracy problematic. Alfred binet: testimony of children is very susceptible to suggestive question: misleading questions lead to inaccuracy of recall, free recall is more accurate (letting the witness report everything they. William stern: recall is the worst for portions of event that were particularly: emotional arousal can have a negative impact on accuracy of testimony.
