Beyond Common Sense: Psychological Science in the Courtroom

Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Publishing Ltd

Beyond Common Sense: Psychological Science in the Courtroom

Editor(s): Eugene Borgida, Susan T. Fiske

Published Online: 16 APR 2008

Print ISBN: 9781405145732

Online ISBN: 9780470696422

DOI: 10.1002/9780470696422

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Beyond Common Sense 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.

  • Features 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
  • The 14 issues addressed include eyewitness identification, gender stereotypes, repressed memories, Affirmative Action and the death penalty
  • Commentaries 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

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xl)

  2. Part I: Psychological Science on Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination

    1. Chapter 1

      Race, Crime, and Antidiscrimination (pages 1–21)

      R. Richard Banks, Jennifer L. Eberhardt and Lee Ross

    2. Chapter 2

      Discrimination in America and Legal Strategies for Reducing it (pages 23–43)

      Faye J. Crosby and John F. Dovidio

    3. Chapter 3

      The Young Science of Prejudice Against Older Adults: Established Answers and Open Questions about Ageism (pages 45–61)

      Todd D. Nelson

    4. Chapter 4

      Gender Prejudice: on the Risks of Occupying Incongruent Roles (pages 63–81)

      Alice H. Eagly and Anne M. Koenig

    5. Chapter 5

      From the Laboratory to the Bench: Gender Stereotyping Research in the Courtroom (pages 83–101)

      Laurie A. Rudman, Peter Glick and Julie E. Phelan

    6. Chapter 6

      (Un)common Knowledge: The Legal Viability of Sexual Harassment Research (pages 103–125)

      Louise F. Fitzgerald and Linda L. Collinsworth

    7. Chapter 7

      Subjectivity in the Appraisal Process: A Facilitator of Gender Bias in Work Settings (pages 127–155)

      Madeline E. Heilman and Michelle C. Haynes

  3. Part II: Psychological Science on Legal System Processes

    1. Chapter 8

      Eyewitness Identification: Issues in Common Knowledge and Generalization (pages 157–176)

      Gary L. Wells and Lisa E. Hasel

    2. Chapter 9

      Repressed and Recovered Memory (pages 177–194)

      Elizabeth F. Loftus, Maryanne Garry and Harlene Hayne

    3. Chapter 10

      Expert Testimony on the Psychology of Confessions: A Pyramidal Framework of the Relevant Science (pages 195–218)

      Saul M. Kassin

    4. Chapter 11

      Polygraph Testing (pages 219–235)

      William G. Iacono

    5. Chapter 12

      Social Science and the Evolving Standards of Death Penalty Law (pages 237–259)

      Phoebe C. Ellsworth and Samuel R. Gross

    6. Chapter 13

      Pretrial Publicity: Effects, Remedies, and Judicial Knowledge (pages 261–279)

      Margaret Bull Kovera and Sarah M. Greathouse

    7. Chapter 14

      Media Violence, Aggression, and Public Policy (pages 281–300)

      Craig A. Anderson and Douglas A. Gentile

  4. Part III: Commentaries

    1. Chapter 15

      The Limits of Science in the Courtroom (pages 301–314)

      David L. Faigman

    2. Chapter 16

      Research on Eyewitness Testimony and False Confessions (pages 315–326)

      Margaret A. Berger

    3. Chapter 17

      Commentary on Research Relevant to Sex Discrimination and Sexual Harassment (pages 327–339)

      Barbara A. Gutek

    4. Chapter 18

      The Tenuous Bridge between Research and Reality: The Importance of Research Design in Inferences Regarding Work Behavior (pages 341–352)

      Frank J. Landy

    5. Chapter 19

      Psychological Contributions to Evaluating Witness Testimony (pages 353–365)

      Shari Seidman Diamond

    6. Chapter 20

      Beyond Common-Sense Understandings of Sex and Race Discrimination (pages 367–382)

      R. Richard Banks

    7. Chapter 21

      Behavioral Realism in Law: Reframing the Discussion About Social Science's Place in Antidiscrimination Law and Policy (pages 383–397)

      Linda Hamilton Krieger

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      Index (pages 399–404)

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