Abstract
This chapter discusses various aspects of psychology for attorneys, explaining how the legal professionals can learn from psychologists, which possibilities have what kinds of errors and which possibilities seem to best survive empirical and conceptual criticism. Psychologists who are in the tradition of science can add information to forensic settings by accurately depicting the strengths and weaknesses of various theories, interventions, claims, and the like as well as by accurately summarizing the scientific evidence that has attempted to find error with these. Psychological research employs scientific methodology that is directly concerned with error and ways of eliminating error. A response class is composed of behaviors that affect the environment in a similar way, are influenced by the same types of antecedent stimuli, or are affected similarly by the same contingencies. A very common function that psychologists serve in forensic cases is the assessment of psychological characteristics and functioning. Assessment can cover depression, substance abuse, competency, criminal intent, dangerousness, parental fitness, and intelligence.
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