PSYC 162. Psychology and the Law (4 units)
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Description
This course provides an overview of the intersection between psychology and the legal system, covering a broad range of forensically relevant issues. Topics may include false memories, false confessions, eyewitness reliability, lie detection, DNA exonerations of the wrongfully convicted, jury decision making, and neuroscience and the law. Recommended preparation: PSYC 60. Prerequisites: upper-division standing.
Prerequisite courses
PSYC 162 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have PSYC 162 as a prerequisite.