Title

Testing Misconceptions and Building Excitement in a Psychology and the Law Course

Authors

Emily Stark, Minnesota State University - MankatoFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Winter 2013

Abstract

Did you know that there is no evidence that verifies that each person's fingerprints are truly unique, or that even trained dental examiners cannot accurately match bite marks to the teeth of a suspect? Thinking about our misconceptions can make us excited to learn more about a topic, so that we understand why we were wrong. This article discusses a method that I developed to address misconceptions about psychology and the legal system and to get students excited to learn more about these topics.

Department

Psychology

Publication Title

American Psychology-Law Society Newsletter

Recommended Citation

Stark, E. (Winter 2013). Testing Misconceptions and Building Excitement in a Psychology and the Law course. American Psychology-Law Society Newsletter, 11-15.

Publisher's Copyright and Source

Reprinted from American Psychology-Law Society Newsletter, Winter 2013, pages 11-15. Retrieved from: http://www.apadivisions.org/division-41/publications/newsletters/news/2013/01-issue.pdf.

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License