Common-ion effect

The “CSI Effect” which is the effect of crime television shows on the verdicts made in court cases or on other aspects of the criminal justice system. The perceived rise in acquittals can also plausibly by explained without any reference either to watching CSI or to view crime drama more generally. Tyler (2006), stated, “With an ever-increasing number of crime television programs in which forensic tests are used to solve a case in the course of a single episode. Many criminal justice officials…

people are inexistent to each other. The bystander effect has given an explanation on why people are less willing to help a person in distress, especially when other people are present. Otherwise, individuals are concerned about being evaluated negatively for taking part in the altruistic behavior, when the costs of assisting outweigh those associated to not assisting, and when people are unable to find out a person in need. Moreover, the bystander effect gives implication to reduce its…

experimental group will be the children who will be living with a step parent. The control group will be the group where the children live with their biological parents. Lastly, the stimulus is identified as the step parent who will only be having an effect on the experimental group (children living with step…

misinformation effect, source amnesia is another source of false memories. It involves the misattribution of an experience to its source, such as a witness to a crime overhearing police saying that the suspect had a gun, and then during questioning saying that they actually saw a gun. The witness thought that the source of the memory was from observing the crime and seeing a weapon, but it was actually because someone else said it and they incorporated it into their memory. Both the…

Bystander Apathy and Effect First of all, the bystander effect is something that occurs when a person is seeing a scene or crime but is not taking part in it. Many psychologists think that the rate of this effect depends of how many people are present or are seeing the scene. In fact, the term bystander effect refers to the phenomenon in which the greater the number of people present, the less likely people are to help a person in distress. So when an emergency situation occurs, observers will…

Evidence Interpretation Over the years, there have been several cases that have been resolved with a false guilty plea or cases where a guilty party was not convicted of a crime. There are various elements that play a role in solving cases; evidence is a one of these key elements. Many factors can determine if the evidence submitted before a court of law is accurate such as how the evidence is collected, if proper protocell was followed before the laboratory’s handling of the evidence, and if…

After seeing Quasimodo being wronged after being named the King of Fools, Esmerelda fearlessly stood up for him against an entire crowd as well as Lord Frollo and denied to step down, showing courage and bravery which were not the attributes of the common fairy tale heroines/characters. Esmerelda, as a character, displays power and strength in a time and era where her gender and social status did not allow her to poses such qualities as they were not proper lady like manners. This display of…

Imagine a world where your stepmother made you slave away all day, every day. In class, we read a story called Aschenputtel. Aschenputtel is a girl whose stepmother treats her like she is a servant. When Aschenputtel’s stepmother refuses to let her go to the feast, she uses some mysterious magic to go meet the prince. Even though Aschenputtel is treated terribly by her stepmother and stepsisters, she still manages to have a good attitude. Generosity, consideration, and cleverness are…

We were once a communal species, hunting, gathering, and foraging for the benefit of ourselves and those around us. Although we moved away from a society formed on the mutual needs for survival we continue the practice of asking our neighbors for help when we are knees deep in a cookie recipe, stranded without eggs. However even this once commonplace practice of neighborly interaction is developing into a thing of the past, a mindset derived on mutual need has devolved into one centered solely…

According to Psychology Today , “ People are affected by what we do if they just see or hear about our actions. Our actions influence the behavior of others, even though they are not aware of the effect that our actions have had on them” ( Art Markman) .The action of others is a major concept in the novel, The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger. In this novel , a various amount of minor characters emphasize the distinctive characteristics and qualities of the main character , Holden Caulfield.…