Deception detection: interrogators' and observers' decoding of consecutive statements

The Journal of Psychology
Pär Anders Granhag, Leif A Strömwall

Abstract

This study is an examination of two forensically important but previously neglected issues in interpersonal deception. First, which cues do lie catchers-who have access to repeated interrogations-pay attention to in order to detect deception? Second, do face-to-face interacting interrogators differ from noninteracting observers in terms of how they perceive a suspect? After watching a staged event, 24 suspects (12 liars and 12 truth tellers) were interrogated three times over a period of 11 days. After the final interrogation, the veracity of each suspect was assessed by his or her interrogator and by 6 observers who had watched the interrogations on video only. The results of the experiment showed that consistency over time was by far the most commonly used cue for justifying veracity judgments. Critically, the predictive accuracy for this cue was alarmingly low. As opposed to results from previous research, the interrogators used verbal cues to a significantly greater extent than did the observers. Furthermore, a probing effect was shown (i.e., probed suspects were perceived as significantly more honest than nonprobed suspects). Finally, limited support for a previously reported honesty effect was obtained (i.e., that interro...Continue Reading

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Jun 5, 2008·Law and Human Behavior·Aldert VrijKathryn Sperry
Jan 22, 2005·Scandinavian Journal of Psychology·Anneli S Larsson, Pär Anders Granhag
Jan 10, 2012·Scandinavian Journal of Psychology·Jaume MasipCarmen Herrero
Dec 1, 2010·Psychological Science in the Public Interest : a Journal of the American Psychological Society·Aldert VrijStephen Porter
Feb 25, 2015·Scandinavian Journal of Psychology·Chris N H Street, Jaume Masip
Nov 17, 2016·Frontiers in Psychology·Jaume MasipIzaskun Ibabe

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