Psychology and the Law: an Overture

摘要: 1976 is an auspicious birth year for the first chapter on state of psychology/ law interface. Although it has not been 200 years since these two fields--concerned with rules and human behavior-initiated collaboration, history psychology dates back to decade twentieth century. While Freud in 1906 Vienna (42) was lecturing judges practicality psychology, others United States circa 1 9 10 were also connecting classroom (psycho­ logical laboratory) courtroom (law). In 1908, Munsterberg Harvard University's psychological laboratory attempted his book, On Witness Stand, apply legal problems by demonstrating that processes perception memory must be considered evaluating testimony (128). 1909, Healy established Chicago clinic attached a juvenile court-a law; 5, he wrote Honesty: