Social Psych - 11/17 Flashcards
Clinical Psychology
the study, assessment, and treatment of people with psychological difficulties
Clinical Judgements are often:
Subjective
Social Judgments are vulnerable to:
illusory correlations, Overconfidence bred by hindsight, Self-confirming diagnose
Explanatory Style:
One’s habitual way of explaining life’s events
Styles include:
Stable, Global, internal
Misinformation Effect
Incorporating “misinformation into one’s memory of the event after witnessing an event and receiving misleading information about it.
Influences on eyewitness testimony Phenomenon “Question wording”
An eyewitness testimony about an event can be affected by how the questions put to that eyewitness are worded.
Influences on eyewitness testimony Phenomenon “Lineup Instructions”
Police instructions can affect an eyewitness’s willingness to make an identification.
Influences on eyewitness testimony Phenomenon “Confidence Malleability”
An eyewitness’s confidence can be influenced by factors that are unrelated to identification accuracy.
Influences on eyewitness testimony Phenomenon “Mug-shot-induced bias”
Exposure to mug shots of a suspect increases the likelihood that the witness will later choose that suspect in a lineup
Influences on eyewitness testimony Phenomenon “Postevent Information”
Eyewitnesses’ testimony about an event often reflects not only what they actually saw but also information they obtained later on.
Influences on eyewitness testimony Phenomenon “Attitudes and expectations”
An eyewitness’s perception and memory of an event may be affected by his or her attitudes and expectations.
Influences on eyewitness testimony Phenomenon “Cross-race bias”
Eyewitnesses are more accurate when identifying members of their own race than members of other races.
Influences on eyewitness testimony Phenomenon “Accuracy versus confidence”
An eyewitness’s confidence is not a good predictor of his or her identification accuracy.
