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1
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Haneys model

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Psych in the law, psych and law, psych of law

2
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Monahan and Walkers model

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social fact, social framework, social authority

3
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Single effect problem

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Researchers only have to worry about one effect while policymakers must consider all possible effects

4
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Frye test

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Formerly used admissibility standards

5
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Daubert Criteria

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More current admissibility standards

6
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Hugo Munsterberg

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1st to advocate applying psych to the law

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Estimator variables

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affect accuracy of ew id (legal ststem has not control over)

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System variables

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affect accuracy of ew id (system does have control)

9
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What % of DNA exonerations involve false confessions?

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20%

10
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What are 2 factors linked to false confessions:

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personal psychological vulnerabilities and accusatorial interrogative methods

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“ground truth”

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Factual knowledge of true or false confession

12
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Geneva Convention

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Prohibits torture in 196 countries

13
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Paternalistic logic model

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Treating kids like kids

14
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Liberationist model

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Treating kids like adults

15
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What are 3 different types of confessions?

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Voluntary, compliant, internalized

16
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What % of cases plea out?

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97%

17
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What fraction of false confessions exonerated by DNA come from juveniles or those with mental impairments?

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1/3

18
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Different formats of lineups

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Simultaneous, show up, and sequential

19
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What kind of judgment is associated with each form of lineup?

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Simultaneous (relative judgment), show up (absolute judgment), sequential (relative and absolute)

20
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Probative value

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overall usefulness of ew id in discriminating between guilty and innocent

21
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Predictors for remembering CSA

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Age when abuse ended, severity, and maternal support

22
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Delayed discovery doctribe

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Allows victims to sue abusers within 3 years of remembering abuse

23
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2 sources can create false memories

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popular writings and therapist suggestions

24
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CSA accommodation syndrome

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children often delay, deny, and recant allegations of abuse

25
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Filial dependency model of recantation

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child-perp relationship affects likelihood of recantation

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Judges colloquy

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primary method of determining defendant’s competence in entering plea