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PSYC 4499

Psychology and Law: Cognitive and Social Issues

Course Description

Prerequisites

PSYC 2150 or 2600; PSYC 3006

Examines issues for which cognitive and social psychology may be able to inform the legal system. Topics include eyewitness testimony, recovered memories, line-ups, expert testimony, jury selection, trial tactics, jury decision making, jury instructions, and the use of statistics in the courtroom.