This chapter explores the interaction of tort law and psychology. The law of torts governs the
circumstances under which one person or entity is to be held civilly liable for having caused …

One does not need to think long about the range of situations that are addressed by tort law
to realize that tort law implicates any number of questions about human behavior and …

TORT law is the set of legal rules that assigns liability for invasions of legally protected
interests, predominantly in cases of accidents, usually with no prior familiarity between the …

The American legal system provides a forum for resolving civil disputes. Among the many
disputes resolved in state and federal courts, resolution of civil wrongs, or torts, is governed …

INTRODUCTION Current research on law and psychology, particularly in the area of
behavioral decision theory, assumes that all people have a similar psychological make-up. It …

Deterrence delineates tort law. Tort law seeks to reduce injury by deterring unsafe behavior
and that goal informs tort standards for behavior. Of late, most of the ruminations about the …

For nearly four decades, economic analysis has dominated academic discussion of tort law.
Courts also have paid increasing attention to the potential deterrent effects of their tort …

Virtually every aspect of legal rules and procedures relies on assumptions about human
psychology—about how individuals think, feel, and make decisions. Economics focuses on …

Civil law seeks to determine responsibility for wrongdoing and appropriate compensation for
individuals who have been wronged. It considers psychology an adjunct profession in this …

The last decade witnessed a rapid increase in research, theory, and practice concerned with
the intersection of psychology and law. Testimony to this increase is the publication of …