On the Witness Stand: Essays on Psychology and Crime: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

On the Witness Stand: Essays on Psychology and Crime, credited to Hugo Münsterberg, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of On the Witness Stand: Essays on Psychology and Crime by Hugo Münsterberg. Read in English by volunteer readers. Eight sketches by one of the pioneers of applied psychology, which highlight the mind of the witness on the witness stand, and how one can be an unreliable eyewitness. The last essay, on the prevention of crime, takes another direction. - Summary by TriciaG

Recording facts

• Recording title: On the Witness Stand: Essays on Psychology and Crime
• Author credits: Hugo Münsterberg
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 21
• Listed recording duration: 5:57:01

Catalogue topics

• psychology
• testimony
• evidence
• criminal psychology
• unreliable witness
• eyewitnesses
• validity
• forensic psychology

Track guide

1. 00 - Introduction — 11:26
2. 01 - Illusions, Part 1 — 16:42
3. 02 - Illusions, Part 2 — 18:13
4. 03 - The Memory of the Witness, Part 1 — 15:00
5. 04 - The Memory of the Witness, Part 2 — 14:44
6. 05 - The Memory of the Witness, Part 3 — 13:02
7. 06 - The Detection of Crime, Part 1 — 17:18
8. 07 - The Detection of Crime, Part 2 — 15:34
9. 08 - The Detection of Crime, Part 3 — 20:34
10. 09 - The Traces of Emotions, Part 1 — 17:30
11. 10 - The Traces of Emotions, Part 2 — 17:25
12. 11 - Untrue Confessions, Part 1 — 12:15
13. 12 - Untrue Confessions, Part 2 — 20:08
14. 13 - Untrue Confessions, Part 3 — 20:09
15. 14 - Suggestions in Court, Part 1 — 19:20
16. 15 - Suggestions in Court, Part 2 — 16:49
17. 16 - Hypnotism and Crime, Part 1 — 22:47
18. 17 - Hypnotism and Crime, Part 2 — 18:53
19. 18 - The Prevention of Crime, Part 1 — 15:58
20. 19 - The Prevention of Crime, Part 2 — 18:45
21. 20 - The Prevention of Crime, Part 3 — 14:29

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