Fall 2018 - PSYC 376 C100

Experimental Psychology and Law (3)

Class Number: 2909

Delivery Method: Distance Education

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Distance Education

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 10, 2018
    Mon, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    PSYC 201W and PSYC 268. Recommended: PSYC 210.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The roles of experimental developmental, cognitive, and social psychology in the understanding of behavior and perceptions of individuals in legal contexts. Topics include eyewitness testimony, autobiographical memory, interviewing, deception detection, and juror decision-making.

COURSE DETAILS:

Much of the research described in this course concerns child witnesses. Most often, when children testify as witnesses they do so as victims of crime. The crime most commonly studied is child sexual abuse. Accordingly, we discuss this crime in several module of this course

Grading

  • Assignments 60%
  • Final Exam 40%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

No textbooks.

Centre for Online and Distance Education Notes:

All CODE Courses are delivered through Canvas unless noted otherwise on the course outline.
https://canvas.sfu.ca

Required Readings listed on the course outlines are the responsibility of the student to purchase. Textbooks are available for purchase at the SFU Bookstore on the Burnaby campus or online through the Bookstore's website.

All CODE courses have an Additional Course Fee of $40

Exams
Exams are scheduled to be written on the SFU Burnaby campus at the noted time and date (unless noted as a take-home exam). 
If your course has a take-home exam, please refer to Canvas for further details. 

Students are responsible for following all Exam Policies and Procedures (e.g., missing an exam due to illness).

This course outline was accurate at the time of publication but is subject to change. Please check your course details in your online delivery method, such as Canvas.



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Registrar Notes:

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS