PSYC Human Memory: Facts, Fallacies, and Fragile Powers
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Item is good for 9 routes, rollover orange dots above to see which ones! PSYC 267 Human Memory: Facts, Fallacies, and Fragile Powers School of Medicine Recommended for route(s): [ Academia ] Criminal Law: General Why it is relevant for ... [ Academia ] as a Relevant Course outside SLS for those interested in Mental Competence : For those practicing criminal law it is important to understand the basics of mental competence, which is often a key component in the determination of guilt or punishment. It is also important to understand the limitations of witness testimony in developing the facts of a case. This course considers recent scientific research regarding the fallibility of human memory, including memory distortions and false memories. General course Description: Seminar. Applications of memory concepts in everyday life and in social and clinical settings. Topics include personal identity, childhood amnesia, autobiographic memory, emotions and memory, memory distortions, illusions, self-serving biases, recovery of repressed memories, false memories, implicit memories, and unconscious influences on social behavior, with applications to psychopathology. Course Style: A Substantive course teaches the law, theory, and policy in a particular area of law |