Hugo Munsterberg, a German psychologist, was a professor of psychology at Harvard University. Called the father of forensic psychology, he is known for his attempts to apply psychology to practical situations instead of just working on theoretical principles. Our textbook has a quote from his book On the Witness Stand”: “Experimental psychology has reached a stage at which it seems natural and sound to give attention to its possible service for the practical needs of life” (Fulero and Wrightsman, 2009). Munsterberg felt that psychology was underutilized in the legal profession and felt that changes needed to be made in order to raise it an equal level of physical sciences. While the jury system is based on the assumption that “a collection
