Forensic Psychology Flashcards
(11 cards)
how did Munsterburg contribute to FP?
determined psychological findings could prove the unreliability of eyewitness testimony, based on an experiment by Buckhout, in which only 7/52 participates were correct
How is recollection falsified?
Time, beliefs, motive, stress, stereotypes
When were the first juvenile and adult court clinics established
- Juvenile - 1909 by Healy
- Adult - 1914
How is FP used in treating sex offenders?
- treatments were stopped in the 80s after re-offenses occurred after release
How does clinical psych compare to forensic
- clinical is diagnosed by interviews and tests
- forensics cannot take statements at face level, use legal tests
what is a projective test?
based on the notion that a response to an abstract image reveals something about their personality
what is the Rorschach test?
shown 10 inkblots, determines personality characteristics and emotional functioning
what is the thematic apperception test?
subject shown everyday photos and asked to tell a story
what are projective figure drawings?
asked to draw numerous pictures, not standardized, harder to interpret, may reveal inner fantasies
why are intellectual and cognitive assessments important?
criminal responsibility can change as a result
what are deception syndromes?
distortion and exaggeration, malingering a conscious attempt to feign mental illness, may also deny mental illness
