Kumho Tire Co. v. Patrick Carmichael

a case resulting in a 1999 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that extended the gatekeeper role of judges to cover both scientific expert testimony, as established in Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals Inc. (see Daubert test), and nonscientific expert testimony.

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Psychology term of the day

February 19th 2025

scotomization

n. in psychoanalytic theory, the tendency to ignore or be blind to impulses or memories that would threaten the individual’s ego. Scotomization is a defensive process and may also be a form of resistance. Also called scotomatization. See also blind spot.