An Analysis of Elizabeth F. Loftus's Eyewitness Testimony - Couverture souple

Jenkins, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1912128780 ISBN 13 : 9781912128785

Editeur : Macat Library, 2017

Synopsis

Understanding evidence is critical in a court of law - and it is just as important for critical thinking.

Elizabeth Loftus, a pioneering psychologist, made a landmark contribution to both these areas in Eyewitness Testimony, a trail-blazing work that undermines much of the decision-making made by judges and juries by pointing out how flawed eyewitness testimony actually is. Reporting the results of an eye-opening series of experiments and trials, Loftus explores the ways in which - unbeknownst to the witnesses themselves - memory can be distorted and become highly unreliable.

Much of Loftus's work is based on expert use of the critical thinking skill of interpretation. Her work not only highlights multiple problems of definition with regard to courtroom testimony, but also focuses throughout on how best we can understand the meaning of the available evidence. Eyewitness Testimony is arguably the best place in the Macat library to begin any investigation of how to use and understand interpretation.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr Bill Jenkins holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Michigan. He is currently co-chair of the Department of Psychology at Mercer University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Macat Library
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1912128780
• ISBN 13: 9781912128785
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 82
• Coordonnées du fabricant: BOOKS etc..; cs@booksetc.co.uk; ; BOOKS etc.; Aldershot; Royaume-Uni
• Personne responsable: non disponible