Detecting Deception Flashcards
Deception involves being able to tell a successful lie. True or false?
False
Name the 3 types of cues people have used in order to evaluate whether or not someone is telling the truth:
Verbal
Non-verbal
Physiological
Non-verbal cues are always reliable in telling us whether or not someone is lying. True or false?
False
(None of these cues are actually that good at helping us detect deception. Research contradicts the belief that people who fidget a lot are lying, as well as other false beliefs; additionally, there isn’t sufficient evidence in general to tell us whether verbal cues are any better. Finally, deception is not the only reason for physiological events to occur -for instance, excessive sweating might be an indication of an underlying health issue, not necessarily because a person is lying.)
Which one of these is NOT a non-verbal cue: emotion, attempted behavioural control, sweaty fingers.
Sweaty fingers
(Emotion & attempted behavioural control are non-verbal cues; sweating at the fingers is an example of a physiological cue.)
Name the 3 non-verbal cues to deception described in class:
Emotion
Cognitive load
Attempted behavioural control
According to meta-analyses from DePaulo (2003) and Vrij (2000), physical gestures and hand/finger movements are most likely to increase or decrease when someone is lying?
Decrease
(This is likely due to the cognitive load experienced by someone who is lying - they are so focused on telling a convincing lie that the rest of their body goes still.)
According to meta-analyses from DePaulo (2003) and Vrij (2000), voice pitch and speech errors are likely to increase or decrease when someone is lying?
Increase
The hypothesis that statements that are derived from memory are qualitatively and quantitatively different than those derived from invention is called:
The Undeutsch Hypothesis
How many criteria are included in criterion-based content analysis (CBCA)?
19
Which method of detecting deception was previously used for assessing the validity of claims from victims of child sexual abuse?
The CBCA
Name the method used to assess physiological cues of deceit:
Polygraph
Which method of detecting deception compares responses between relevant and control questions for innocent people and suspects?
The control question test (CQT)
In the CQT, for which questions are suspects expected to lie?
Relevant questions
In the CQT, for which questions are all examinees (innocent and guilty) are expected to lie?
Control questions
Suspects use these to try to influence a polygraph test in order to “pass”:
Countermeasures
