Interviewing Flashcards
What ways can deception be detected?
physiology; polygraph
behavioural; reality monitoring
evidential; interviewing
What are the properties of lies?
affective; in content or impact
cognitive load; a lie requires maintenance of two worlds
lie rehearsal; distinction between episodic experience and general knowledge
embedded in the truth
What is the theoretical perspective of lies?
emotional reaction; fear, guilt, delight
cognitive effort; lying requires extra mental effort
arousal and anxiety
emotion influences behaviour
What did Spence et al. find in relation to lying?
brain activity in the higher areas
What physiological symptoms occur during lying?
increased heart rate, pupil dilation, facial blood flow
How does a polygraph work?
produces bigger, more frequent wave patterns of electrophysiological responses when there is increased arousal
What are some limitations of polygraphs?
physiological rates can change due to factors other than lying
interpretation is up to examiner
doesn’t deter false confessions
How can linguistic analysis be used to detect lies?
it is a behaviour that can be coded and examined, it reflect psychologically important things about us
What type of language is used more in genuine speech?
lexical diversity, content diversity, temporal information, perceptual details, first person, causation
What type of language is used in fabricated speech?
verbs, simple descriptions, negations, modifiers, first person plural, passive voice, general knowledge
What lie detecting technique did Masip et al. develop?
reality monitoring; compares the use of episodic memory recall with general knowledge use, predicts liars above chance
What is the Reid technique?
encourages confessions for a crime, 9 steps designed to encourage admission
What is the PEACE interviewing technique?
preparation engage and explain account, clarification, challenge closure evaluation
What did Hartwig et al. find in relation to interviewing?
that the late disclosure of evidence can increase the likelihood of confession
What does a controlled cognitive engagement include?
screener controls conversation, phase questioning, unpredictable, timeline to observe any behaviour changes
