Psych 350 1st Edition Lecture 24 Outline of Last Lecture I. Catharsis (Dollard, Freud)II. Revised Frustration Aggression hypothesisIII. LawOutline of Current Lecture I. The Risk of False ConfessionsII. Confessions and the JuryIII. The Lie Detector TestCurrent LectureI. The Risk of False Confessionsa. May confess merely to escape a bad situationb. Internalization can lead innocent suspects to believe they might be guilty of the crimec. Two factors can increase the risk of false confessions- Lack of a clear memory of the event in question- Presentation of false evidenceII. Confessions and the Jurya. Juries are powerfully influenced by evidence of a confession, even if the confession was coerced or there is evidence of innocence- Fundamental attribution error revisited These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.III. The Lie Detector Testa. Polygraph: a mechanical instrument that records physiological arousal from multiple channelsb. Unreliable- Truthful people often fail the test- The test can be faked by artificially inflating arousal responses to “innocent” questions- Clenching of the thighs and butt when asked baseline questions (such as your name) makes it more likely that you’ll
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