Psych 2310 1st Edition Lecture 22 Outline of Last Lecture I. ConsequencesII. SolutionsIII. Dark side IV. Positive sideOutline of Current Lecture I. Does our legal system work?II. How can we fix it?III. Problems with the juryCurrent LectureI. Does our legal system work?a. Unreliable eyewitnesses identifying perpetratorsi. Confidence in testimony does not mean increased accuracyb. There can be big contradictions in different bystander descriptions of eventsi. They may not encode event correctly1. Stress2. Out group bias3. Attention to wrong detailsThese 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.ii. Leading questions can distort retrieval of the memory (misinformation effect)iii. Intervening feedback can distort confidenceiv. They may have a good reason to liev. Can’t tell when they are wrongII. How can we fix it?a. Educate jurorsb. Don’t let lawyers use leading questionsc. Educate jurors to underweight personal testimoniesd. Run lineups like a controlled experimente. Give a lineup without suspect in itf. Make sure police doesn’t say culprit is in the lineupIII. Problems with the jurya. Groupthink/conformityb. In-admissible testimony can’t be ignoredc. Attractive defendants more likely to be acquittedi. Don’t let them see defendantd. People who are similar to jury more likely to be acquittedi. Pick a jury that is representative of the populatione. Jury can’t understand/remember all information told to themi. Educate jury on complex
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