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Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Crossroads of Psychology and Evidence Law

PART I. MINDING THE JURY

1. Judges versus Juries: Trying the Facts

2. Balancing Acts

3. Instructions to Disregard and to Limit Use

PART II. JUDGING THE WITNESS

4. Witness the Witness

5. Character Evidence: Propensity and Impeachment

PART III. OTHER TYPES OF EVIDENCE

6. Hearsay and Exceptions

7. Scientific and Other Expert Evidence

Conclusion: The Lessons of Psychology for Evidence Law

Appendix A: Table of Concepts

Appendix B: Federal Rules of Evidence (Abridged)

Notes

Index

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