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Psych and Law
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
03/01/2011

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Validity
Definition
Does it measure what it claims to measure? *Not possible without reliability.
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Reliability
Definition
Is it repeatable? *Possible without validity.
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Marshall's 6(5) levels of Intention
Definition
1. accidents 2. reflexs 3. actions under stress 4. actions under social stress (peer pressure) 5. purely intended acts
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Kohlberg's Moral Reasoning Structure
Definition
Pre-convention lvl: Emphasizes avoiding punishment and gaining award.
Conventional lvl: Emphasizes pleasing others and obeying laws.
Post-conventional lvl: Emphasizes the good of society. Exp: MLK.
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Gilligan's Moral Reasoning Structure
Definition
Lvl 1: Selfishness
Lvl 2: Meeting needs of others
Lvl 3: Balancing needs with self and others.
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Procedural justice
Definition
The process by which disputes are resolved.
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Leventhal & Lane Study
Definition
Found that women believe less in themselves after completing a test.
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How many U.S. Courts of Appeals are there?
Definition
13 (each with 3 judge panels)
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ADR
Definition
Arbitration (binding)
Summary Jury Trial
Mediation (preferred by lawyers)
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Evaluative mediation
Definition
Mediator is interested in evaluating facts of the case.
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Nonevaluative mediation
Definition
Mediator tries to just reach an agreement; less concerned with whether agreement is “fair” with respect to the facts.
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Differential association reinforcement
Definition
Combination of operant conditioning and modeling, reinforcement contingencies determine behavior.
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Reckless’ Containment theory
Definition
Interaction between external (society, supervision, laws) & internal (sense of self) factors.
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Eysenck Personality Differences
Definition
1. Extrovertism
2. Neurotism
3. Psychotism
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Anomie
Definition
Flat affect, no emotional feelings, weak norms.
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Neil v. Biggers
Definition
1. Viewing opportunity
2. time between crime and ID
3. confidence of witness
4. attention of witness
5. accuracy of description
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