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Forensic Psychology The American Psychological Association (2024) states that law and psychology are separate disciplines. However, these two fields have much in common, and both make assumptions about behavior despite the different functions of each field (APA, 2024). The National Academy of Sciences (n.d.) states that one contribution to the legal system comes from Psychologist Elizabeth F. Loftus. She conducted multiple studies demonstrating that innocuous procedures could alter an individual's memories of past events. Dr. Loftus developed paradigms for exploring extreme instances of malleable memories or different suggestive techniques that could lead to individuals having false beliefs or memories (National Academy of Sciences, n.d.). This is a significant contribution to the legal system because it has allowed expert witnesses to testify in court cases about the reliability of eyewitness testimony and the malleability of memories. Psychology's second contribution to the legal system is forensic psychologists working as trial consultants (Forensic Psychology EDU, n.d.). Forensic psychologists may oversee the process of jury selection, prepare witnesses for difficult testimonies, create focus groups and mock trials, and provide the lawyer's input. Forensic psychologists will assemble focus groups to test arguments, pieces of evidence, witnesses, and more, to determine how different jurors may react (Forensic Psychology EDU, n.d.). This is all to help lawyers prepare for upcoming trials and seat the best jury. This is a significant contribution because these forensic psychologists can bring in additional areas of expertise to help facilitate success in the courtroom (Davis and Reisberg, 2019). References

American Psychological Association. (2024, February). Forensics, law, and public safety. Retrieved from https://www.apa.org/topics/forensics-law-public-safety Davis, D., & Reisberg, D. (2019). The psychologist as trial consultant. In C. T. Stein & J. N. Younggren (Eds.), Forensic psychology in military courts (pp. 125–141). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000141-008 Forensics Psychology EDU. (n.d.). Forensic psychologists as trial consultants. Retrieved from https://www.forensicpsychologyedu.org/trial-consultant/#:~:text=In%20short%2C %20jury%20consultant%20forensic,will%20behave%20with%20one%20another. National Academy of Sciences. (n.d.). Elizabeth F. Loftus. Retrieved from https://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/members/53170.html

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