Forensic Psychology Assessing evidence

Question 1

What is Rule 702

Answer 1

Trial judge will be gatekeeper and determine if the propenent if the ecidence demonstrates:
-reliability
-relevance

Question 2

What was said by Kassin and Dunn (1997) in relation to assessing evidence

Answer 2

People are ‘poor intuitive physicists’ and easily influence by information that is ‘vivid, easy to imagine, and readily available in memory’.

Question 3

What was said by mirell in (1999) in relation to assessing esvidence

Answer 3

Dual Coding Theory - Computer animated displays and oral testimony persuasive

Question 4

What did Dunn, Salovey, and Feigenson (2006) in relation to assessing evidence?

Answer 4

Familiarity with the the case, for example, car vs aeroplane accident

Question 5

What was said by Bennet, Leibemen and Fetter (1999) in relation to assessing evidence?

Answer 5

Animation evidence may be recalled more easily when there is a longer gap between testimony and deliberation

Question 6

Is it found that the science/CSI effect impacts how evidence if assessed?

Answer 6

No differenced in judgement are changed between scientific and normal.

Question 7

How do order effect impact how evidence is assessed?

Answer 7

-Primary and recency - very little
-No anchoring (Rely heavily on first piece of info)

Question 8

Do lawyers need Computer Generated Exhibits?

Answer 8

-Makes you look more prepared
-Can lead to more guilty pleas and plea bargains
-Park and Feigenson (2013) - use of PowerPoint influenced “judgement of defendant’s responsibility by affecting their perceptions of the respective attorneys”
-There are cost implications and ‘access to justice’