¶ … Social perception is the process of thinking about others with an aim to understand and learn more about them (Stangor, 2015, p. 12). This concept connects with the video in that our brains have the ability to read a person's facial expression and react based on the expression (Eagleman, 2016). This happens so fast that one might not be aware they are reacting at all. Understanding what a person is saying or feeling is vital in human interaction in that it allows ones to know how to interact with a different person. Self-categorization infers that we might at times act as individuals and at other times we might act as members of a social group (Stangor, 2015, p. 13). According to Eagleman (2016), the genocide event demonstrates how individuals who used to interact and live peacefully with their neighbors, turned against them when they became members of the opposite group. On an individual level, they did not have a problem with their Bosnian Muslim neighbors (Eagleman, 2016), but when there were self-categorization things changed. In-group and out-group is a way of categorizing oneself to belong to a specific group (in-group) and not another...
14). This categorization results in one feeling empathy towards a group they belong to and not another group. Since the individual sees the in-group more favorably than the out-group, they are likely to activate their pain matrix when they see a member of their group being stabbed by a syringe needle (Eagleman, 2016). Similarity is another concept that has been presented in the video. The genocide event that took place was mainly because there seemed to be a lot of differences between the two groups. Similarity infers that a group must have the same interests, opinions, and beliefs (Stangor, 2015, p. 17). Since the Bosnian Muslims had different beliefs, the others saw them differently, and this resulted in their massacre (Eagleman, 2016). A group must have something in common for it to exist cohesively.
2). At all times, the medical examiner needs to respect the victim, and taken into account victim rights by appointing a victim advocate when necessary. The forensic medical examiners could be providing the prosecution with key evidence, a fact that should be communicated to the victim to alleviate distress (IACP, 2004). A victim advocate will also notify the victim of his or her rights in the case, advising the
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Cardsmax Frohmann,( 1991) discusses case screening as being the gateway to the criminal court system. She conducted research on how prosecutors account for their decision to reject sexual assault cases for prosecution, with a focus on discrediting victims' rape allegation in the prosecutor's justification. One of the first things discussed in the article covers the credibility of the victim and the role that this plays not only in whether or not
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