Abstract
It is no secret that the last several years have seen a marked increase in the degree of interest and involvement in the legal process on the part of cognitive psychologists. This change is reflected in the creation of a new division of the American Psychological Association devoted entirely to the interface of psychology and law, in an increase in publication of relevant books and articles, and in the appearance of the one clear sign that a subdiscipline has arrived: competition among publishers in soliciting and marketing textbooks designed specifically for courses in psychology and the law. I think it is safe to say, although I am quite sure that the legal profession is not yet entirely comfortable with the prospect, that the mutual influence of the psychological and legal professions upon each other can only grow. In this chapter, I would like to consider some ways in which practitioners of one “psychology and...” hybrid (psychology and language) might contribute to the growth and development of another (psychology and law).
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Johnson, M.G. (1990). Language and Cognition in Products Liability. In: Levi, J.N., Walker, A.G. (eds) Language in the Judicial Process. Law, Society and Policy, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3719-3_10
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