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The effect of statement type and repetition on deception detection
- Source :
- Cognitive Research, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2019), Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- SpringerOpen, 2019.
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Abstract
- Background Deception is a prevalent component of human interaction. However, meta-analyses suggest that discriminating between truthful and deceptive statements is a very arduous task and accuracy on these judgments is at chance levels. To complicate matters further, individuals tell different types of lies. The current studies examined how an individual’s ability to accurately discriminate between truthful and deceptive statements is affected by the way truths and lies are conveyed. Participants judged the veracity of statements given by speakers who told truths or lies about a performed action by describing that action or denying that it had occurred. Additionally, these statements also differed with regard to how often the lie had been repeated (i.e., practiced), either once or thrice. Results The results were largely in line with the prevailing notion that it is difficult to successfully differentiate between truthful and deceptive statements, but also showed that performance was moderated by statement type and repetition. The results revealed that participants were more accurate in discriminating unrepeated descriptions than repeated descriptions, but this difference was not seen for denial statements. Additionally, participants were more likely to believe practiced (repeated) statements, both truthful and deceptive. Conclusion The results show that repeated statements as well as shorter denials can increase the difficulty of differentiating truthful from deceptive statements. Additionally, these findings suggest that truthful statements also benefit from repetition with regard to enhancing their believability.
- Subjects :
- Repetition (rhetorical device)
Experimental psychology
Statement (logic)
Cognitive Neuroscience
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05 social sciences
050109 social psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
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Deception
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050105 experimental psychology
Task (project management)
Denial
Action (philosophy)
Human interaction
Original Article
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
Psychology
Cognitive psychology
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Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 23657464
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Cognitive Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2cf478a2438cc05764ae2cc8018a3f21