Though widely regarded as a founder of the modern field of psychology and law, German-American psychologist Hugo Munsterberg's now century-old ideas and research approaches continue to thrive. In fact, the discipline still grapples with many of the issues raised by Munsterberg in his seminal 1908 book, On the Witness Stand.Hugo Munsterberg's Psychology and Law makes Munsterberg's enduring insights available to a new generation of scholars, presenting the "state of the science" on the concepts that Munsterberg was one of the first to investigate. These include eyewitness memory, deception detection, false confessions, and the causes of criminal behavior. Opening with a brief biography of Munsterberg and a historical overview of the field, the book's organization follows that of On the Witness Stand, with each chapter providing a summary of Munsterberg's work followed by a contemporary perspective on the topic. Chapters challenge readers to consider what we have learned since Munsterberg's time and whether subsequent research has shown him to be right or wrong. The final chapter asks what Munsterberg may have missed, and what we may be missing today. This volume will be of interest to a broad range of scholars, practitioners, and professionals in the legal and mental health fields.
Though widely regarded as a founder of the modern field of psychology and law, German-American psychologist Hugo Munsterberg's now century-old ideas and research approaches continue to thrive. In fact, the discipline still grapples with many of the issues raised by Munsterberg in his seminal 1908 book, On the Witness Stand.Hugo Munsterberg's Psychology and Law makes Munsterberg's enduring insights available to a new generation of scholars, presenting the "state of the science" on the concepts that Munsterberg was one of the first to investigate. These include eyewitness memory, deception detection, false confessions, and the causes of criminal behavior. Opening with a brief biography of Munsterberg and a historical overview of the field, the book's organization follows that of On the Witness Stand, with each chapter providing a summary of Munsterberg's work followed by a contemporary perspective on the topic. Chapters challenge readers to consider what we have learned since Munsterberg's time and whether subsequent research has shown him to be right or wrong. The final chapter asks what Munsterberg may have missed, and what we may be missing today. This volume will be of interest to a broad range of scholars, practitioners, and professionals in the legal and mental health fields.
1. Overview
2. Introduction
3. Illusions
4. The Memory of the Witness
5. The Detection of Crime
6. The Traces of Emotions
7. Untrue Confessions
8. Suggestions in Court
9. Hypnotism and Crime
10. The Prevention of Crime
11. What Münsterberg Got Right, What He Missed, and What We're
Missing Now
Brian H. Bornstein is Professor Emeritus at the University of
Nebraska-Lincoln. His research interests include jury decision
making, the reliability of eyewitness memory, and the application
of decision-making principles to everyday judgment tasks. He has
authored or edited 20 books and over 170 journal articles and book
chapters, and has received grant funding for his research from
several agencies, including the National Science Foundation and
the National Institute of Justice. He has received research,
mentoring, and book awards from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
and the American Psychology-Law Society.
Jeffrey S. Neuschatz is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at
the University of Alabama in Huntsville. His primary research
interests include eyewitness memory, line-up identification,
secondary confessions, and jury decision making. He has published
over 50 articles and chapters, and co-authored the 2012 book The
Psychology of Eyewitness Identification.
"A fascinating volume for those interested in psychology and law.
Readers will be treated to a chapter by chapter examination of
Münsterberg's seminal book On the Witness Stand (1908), that
presents case studies and modern research to help the reader
understand which of Münsterberg's conclusions have withstood the
test of time." -- Jonathan Golding, PhD, Professor of Psychology,
University of Kentucky
"Psychology and law is one of the most successful areas in applied
psychology. It encompasses cognitive, social, developmental,
personality and clinical psychology and covers a range of topics
involving legal actors and decision makers at verious levels.
Psychology and the law is also a field with a long and
distinguished history that contemporary researchers are often
woefully unaware of. Bornstein and Neuschatz's book is a wonderful
addition because it
seamlessly merges the historical with the contemporary. The volume
provides a detailed historical analysis of the seminal work of Hugo
Münsterberg with present day research in a variety of areas of
psychology and law. It is a must have book that belongs on the
bookshelf of any serious student of psychology and the law." --
James Michael Lampinen, PhD, Distinguished Professor of
Psychological Science, University of Arkansas
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