Sheri Has Been Charged with the Murder of a Child

question 13

Multiple Choice

Sheri has been charged with the murder of a child that was in her care.When she was first brought in for questioning, she denied doing anything to hurt the child, but after 16 hours of questioning, she starts to believe that she did, in fact, hurt the child (in actuality, she didn't) .What type of false confession is this according to Kassin and Wrightsman (1985) ?

• A)compliant false confession
• B)externalized false confession
• C)internalized false confession
• D)voluntary false confession

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Definitions:

Subliminal Messages

Messages that are sent below the threshold of conscious perception, designed to influence behavior or thought without the individual being aware of it.

Persuade

The action of convincing someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation.

Gate-Control Theory

The theory that the experience of pain depends in part on whether pain impulses get past a neurological “gate” in the spinal cord and thus reach the brain.

Critical Periods

Specific times during an organism's life span when it is more sensitive to environmental influences or stimulation than at other times.