Life Science

Psychology

15 cards·by JH

What is APD?

Anti-social personality disorder

What are the 3 stages of memory?

Encoding, Storage, Retrieval

Problems with Encoding:

Violence distraction and weapon focus

Problems with Storage:

Forgetting details and the decay theory

Problems with Retrieval:

Cue - dependant forgetting, filling in the gaps that were forgotten and motivated forgetting

What are the 5 types of stalking?

Rejected, Incompetent, Intimacy seekers, Predatory and Resentful.

What is stalking?

Unwanted repeated behaviour including: following, contact and communication

Where can a forensic psychologist work?

Courts, Mental health, Child protection, Rehabilitation services, Police and Private practices

Can a child under 10 be charged with a criminal offence?

No, they cant be charged because children under 10 don’t know what is right and wrong.

When is the age of responsibility in the 'grey area'?

10 - 14

what are the 2 types of criminal profiles?

inductive and deductive

Inductive profiles uses:

statistics from similar crimes.

Deductive profiles uses:

actual crime evidence

What can be included in criminal profiles:

gender, race, left or right handed, aggression, employment, socio - economic status, clothing and vehicle.

How to improve eye - witness memory:

context - dependent cues, identity parades and artistic impressions