Hi, everyone.

In our feed, you've probably heard the podcast, Wrongful Conviction, False Confessions, hosted

by Lauren Nyrider and Steve Drism, where they dive into the stories of innocent people who

have been subject to tactics that elicit false confessions.

As it turns out, these tactics are actually rooted in junk science, just like bite mark evidence,

bloodstain pattern analysis and so many others that we have covered in this show.

We want to make it clear that false confessions are another link in this chain of the junk

science epidemic.

For some of our more avid listeners, this will be something of a refresher for what you've

already heard, about how 25% of wrongful convictions are based on false confessions.

But in today's episode, we're going to unpack the story, not of an individual case, but

the story of how the junk science that's behind false confessions is employed in the interrogation

room.

Here's our show.

It's a crisp fall morning and you're on your way to the first class of the day, Psychology

101.

Just a few weeks ago, you started as a freshman at this small college of Massachusetts,

and so far, psych is your favorite class.

You walk into your classroom and start taking off your jacket while your teacher makes

some announcements.

He says, the Psychology Department is conducting an experiment.

Participation is completely optional, but anyone who decides to participate will receive

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