Activities for Teaching Psychology and Law

Amanda D. Zelechoski

• 27 maart 2018
• 9781433828898

Samenvatting:

Stimulating experiences for psychology and law courses come to life with interactive activities—videos, discussions, role-play, and readings—that shed light on topics like jury selection, criminal profiling, and eyewitness memory. Adaptable for various class sizes and formats, it invites deeper critical thinking.



This book presents a wide variety of experiential learning activities to help instructors enliven their courses and teach critical concepts in psychology and law.

Psychology instructors know that experiential activities help spark student interest and deepen their critical thinking skills and understanding of course content. This exciting compilation offers a wide variety of such activities for courses in psychology and law. The activities incorporate individual and group work, videos, reading materials, classroom discussions, homework assignments, and lots of interactive opportunities, including role play.

With clear, detailed instructions and guidance, this book provides everything needed to enliven topics such as jury selection, criminal profiling, and eyewitness memory. A companion website provides free handouts and videos to support these activities. Suggested modifications enable instructors to adapt activities to different class sizes, time constraints, and delivery formats (traditional, online, and hybrid). The book will be a useful resource for both novice and seasoned instructors to enhance students amp rsquo mastery of complex psycholegal topics.