False Confessions Personal Statement

The basic definition of psychology is the study of human minds and there function, with respect to the affects the human mind has on behavior. The field of psychology is one of the most diverse fields that continue to expand and branch out into a plethora of distinguishing subfields; some subfields include retail marketing, legal work, social work and education (Sternberg, 2007). When deciding what career path to select one has to consider the level of education and scholarship they are willing to pursue. Pursuing and completing an undergraduate degree will earn an individual the title of a reflective scholar. A reflective scholar is a graduate that has completed a Bachelors or Bachelorette degree. Next, is the practitioner-scholar, which, is an individual that has graduated with a Masters degree. Following the practitioner-scholar is the scholar-practitioner, who is a graduate that has complete a program at a Doctoral level (McClintock, 2003). Each level of scholarship entails a pristine level of knowledge about the practices, strategies and techniques needed to establish quality and efficient

Think about something in psychology that you would be interesting in studying. You can select a topic from what you’ll be studying in this course or another topic that seems intriguing to you.

My Junior year AP Psychology course didn’t just teach me about the human brain, social patterns and mental disorders -- it taught me about myself. By the end of the first semester of that class, I knew that I had found my calling: to study the human mind and give professional aid to those who suffer from mental disorders. I am confident that the University of Wisconsin-Madison will help me fulfill this goal with its world-renowned Psychology program. UW-Madison is the home of numerous breakthroughs in Psychological science and students who have changed the course of the history of Psychology, such as Abraham Maslow (Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs) and Harry Harlow (Harlow’s Monkey Experiments). The idea of studying at such an esteemed university is thrilling to me and I’m eager to pursue my education there.

Chapman, Frances E. "Coerced Internalized False Confessions and Police Interrogations: The Power of Coercion." Law & Psychology Review, vol. 37, Mar. 2013, pp. 159-192. EBSCOhost, lrcproxy.iccms.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=89007445&site=eds-live.

Throughout the article, False Confessions, Causes, Consequences, and Implications for Reform, many studies are presented and talk about their findings in false confessions and the causes of it. Throughout the article Kassin explores the correlations between false confessions, police tactics, police targeting, juries and judge judgements on the validity of confessions. We see that the studies made all lead up to same conclusion; victims that are wrongly targeted in interrogations, victims who are wrongly convicted, and victims of interrogation tactics are all indicted or persecuted because of a person’s ability to tell lies from the truth. In most cases people who did have training or received training in these tactics did about the same, if not equally, as the people who did not receive training. More research is still needed in order for police tactics and courtrooms to review the validity of

Think of how many lies a person tells within their life time. Now imagine that one simple lie making someone spend 10 years behind bars. Many know how easy it is to lie about one little thing, but in the court room lying is a serious issue. False witness confessions show how easy it is to send someone innocent to prison, and must be prevented by recording a video of confessions and DNA testing. The cause of this problem is trying to be helped through video recording and DNA testing. However, innocent people are being convicted and its becoming a huge problem in the judicial system.

The Social Psychology of False Confessions: Compliance, Internalization, and Confabulation is a study conducted by Saul M. Kassin and Katherine L. Kichel of Williams College. This experiment explores social various influences and the impact they have on confessions. As a fundamental right in the United States, people are given several rights and if broken, various punishments can be implemented. Criminal confessions are usually self-incriminating or coerced, yet these can easily be swayed by other factors. Social influence can directly affect suspects and can potentially cause people to confess to crimes they did not commit.

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Although this paper will focus on the significant number of false confessions that result from torture, we must note that false confessions do not account for every case of violently extracted information; there exist cases where people reveal all intelligence they possess to interrogators when confronted with excruciating pain.

You are in shock. You are confused. You feel indescribable, unbearable pain. This pain is so emotional that it affects you physically too! Someone has ripped your heart out of your chest and made you watch as they relentlessly take a knife to it. All hope is lost. You will surely die from this ordeal. At least you wish you could! Your heart is weak; it drops into your stomach making you nauseated. How will you ever heal? You have been broken.

Statement of Interest My journey into the wonders of neuroscience began in high school. A psychology class provided me with my first insight into what drives us as humans. This course was a relief for me because it felt like I finally found a question that innately resonated with me. However, studying psychology seemed as if I was just scratching at the surface of something remarkable, something of incredible magnitude, which I could not yet uncover; the inner workings of the brain. While human behavior was interesting, it was the underlying mechanisms in the brain that captured my imagination. When deciding on a major for my time as an undergraduate, I realized that my deep curiosities could not be satisfied in the field of psychology

This paper has forced me to dig deeper into the thought of my career and the school I chose. For me to find more information on Psychology I used many resources to help me pave the way to be successful. I am interested in pursuing my goal at North Carolina Central University in the fall of 2019. The information that I found helped me make the decision of attending the school. Since I was not able to visit the school I took an online virtual tour and found that the garden is one of the most peaceful places on campus. Watching some of the videos on the NCCU website really helped me learn more about the life of a student at NCCU and the struggles that some students face. The interviews that were required for this paper was a great help. I learned

As a research assistant for the Psychology Department at Western New England University, I performed duties such as collecting and analyzing data, scheduling participant sessions, observing and recording data from sessions, imputing data in spreadsheets,

Participants: The participants were collected by means of convenience sampling. The participants in the study were 40 undergraduate psychology students, all involved in Psychology Learning Communities at Loyola University New Orleans. The participants were mostly Caucasian with some African Americans, Hispanics and Asians. There were 3 male and 29 female participants, with a greater proportion of females. The participants were offered course credit for participation, and were informed by the leaders of their psychology learning community classes of the experiment.

Walden university has done their due diligence when it comes to providing quality program for those who plan to seek a career in clinical psychology. Walden’s clinical psychology program is geared towards innovative learning and enhancing ones skill set when it comes to scholarly research, theories, ethics, and, social impact of the profession( walden.edu,2012) . This program offers a well-rounded educational program so that students becomes familiar with the history of psychology and how psychologist such as Lightner Witmer sit the ball in motiond with the learning and teaching of disabilities. Not stopping there he went on to include the importance of observationsal experiments with the purpose of promoting change. With this