1. Ch 12: Social Psych and Law
Part 2: Apr. 24, 2012

2. Interrogations & Confessions
Impact of social influence
Leading questions, fatigue, stress may lead to false confessions
Focus on suspect vs. larger context – may lead to FAE

3. What promotes false confessions?
Compliance
Internalization

4. Juries in Action How do they process info? Jury biases: Impact bias
Story order vs. witness order – what is better supported?
Jury biases: Impact bias
What is it?
Research from lab experiments?

5. Jury deliberations Bothwell’s study –
Students & prospective jurors read harassment case
Prejudice demonstrated?
Individual judgments vs. mock trial?

6. Criticisms of Jury Research
What are criticisms of social psy research on juries?
What has been the researchers’ response?