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Life science study
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What is psychology
The study of the human brain, brain patterns and human behaviour
What are the 3 areas of psychology(1)
1. Expert evidence: Actual evidence from written and oral reports, generally given to
families and coroners.
what are the 3 areas of psychology(2)
2. consultation to the legal system. They give expert advice in court and to help prevent a
crime.
What are the 3 areas of psychology(3)
3. They undrgo research and develop tests to prove hypothesis
List some areas forensic psychologists work in
Courts, police, private practice, family counseling
What is the purpose of the code of ethics?
to safeguard the integrity and welfare of their prospective clients.
Skills of a forensic psychologist possesses
Assessment and report writing, collecting and recording data and information, research and
diagnosis
What is dangerousness?
It refers to the likelyhood of an offender re-comiting another serious act of violence
When assessing dangerousness a forensic psychologist will take into account
,the trigger for the incident What the offender did, how much planning, drugs and alcohol
A person with APD (Anti-social personality disorder) will
fail to obey laws, disrespect others, no regard for personal safety, show no regret, no regard
for personal saftey
Mullens risk factors ( a list of factors that would increase the likelyhood of a person
becoming a violent offender
-A past history of violence, Current threat to be violent, ongoing conflict, Substance
abuse, Access to weapons, be socially isolated.
True or false, a criminal profile is a list of physiological and psychological
characteristics?
true
What is the definition of physiological?
The physical characteristics of a person
What is the definition of psychological?
It's the way a person thinks.
What is the approach profilers use when they use " statistics from a similar crime "
It's called inductive
Name the five steps involved for the deductive approach
1 analyse the forensic evidence, analyse the victims characteristics, analyse the crime
scene evidence, create a profile and compare apprehe
Name the five steps involved for the inductive approach
1: Collect data from the crime scene, 2: Infer the offenders criminal career history, 3:
Determine the offenders forensic awareness, 4: deve
How does memory work
Memory works by obtaining, retaining and retrieving information
What are the three stages of memory?
Encoding, storage and retrieval
What is encoding?
Encoding is changing the sensory information into something your brain can understand
What is storage?
The information is stored and ready for retrieval
What is retrieval?
Retrieval is when you get the information your brain has stored for use
Why are eyewitnesses not always reliable (1)?
Problems with encoding. Violence distraction, weapon focus
Why are eyewitnesses not always reliable (2)?
Storage. Forgetting details, The decay theory,
Why are eyewitnesses not always reliable (3)?
Retrieval. Motivated forgetting, Wrong retrieval clue and reconstructive memory.