{"product_id":"beyond-common-sense-psychological-science-in-the-courtroom-paperback","title":"Beyond Common Sense: Psychological Science in the Courtroom - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEugene Borgida\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSusan T. Fiske\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Common Sense\u003c\/i\u003e addresses the many important and controversial issues that arise from the use of psychological and social science in the courtroom. Each chapter identifies areas of scientific agreement and disagreement, and discusses how psychological science advances our understanding of human behavior beyond common sense. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures original chapters written by some of the leading experts in the field of psychology and law including Elizabeth Loftus, Saul Kassin, Faye Crosby, Alice Eagly, Gary Wells, Louise Fitzgerald, Craig Anderson, and Phoebe Ellsworth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe 14 issues addressed include eyewitness identification, gender stereotypes, repressed memories, Affirmative Action and the death penalty\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommentaries written by leading social science and law scholars discuss key legal and scientific themes that emerge from the science chapters and illustrate how psychological science is or can be used in the courts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePsychological science challenges and sometimes contradicts common sense ideas about stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, and other behavioral domains that intersect with legal processes such as eyewitness identification, repressed memories, polygraph testing, and affirmative action. \u003ci\u003eBeyond Common Sense\u003c\/i\u003e confronts the public's often erroneous beliefs about human behavior in legal contexts like the courtroom. Featuring original chapters written by leading experts in psychological science, each chapter identifies areas of scientific agreement and disagreement and discusses how psychological science advances an understanding of human behavior beyond what is accessible by common sense and intuitive beliefs. The book concludes with commentaries written by leading social science and law scholars that discuss key legal and scientific themes and illustrate how psychological science is, or can be, used in the courts and in other policy contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEugene Borgida\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Psychology and Law at the University of Minnesota and Morse-Alumni Distinguished Professor of Psychology. He is also co-author of the forthcoming book, \u003ci\u003eThe Political Psychology of Democratic Citizenship\u003c\/i\u003e (with John L. Sullivan and Christopher Federico).\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan T. Fiske\u003c\/b\u003e is Eugene Higgins Professor of Psychology at Princeton University. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eSocial Cognition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e From Brains to Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (with Shelley Taylor, 2008) and \u003ci\u003eSocial Beings: A Core Motives Approach to Social Psychology\u003c\/i\u003e (2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 9.03 x 6.03 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169883558023,"sku":"9781405145749","price":101.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/c9b5d0d20ca66c8a0ca8d09e281fe680.webp?v=1733344271","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/beyond-common-sense-psychological-science-in-the-courtroom-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}