Interviewing Suspects with Avatars: Avatars are More Effective When Perceived as Human

It has been consistently demonstrated that deceivers generally can be discriminated from truth tellers by monitoring an increase in their physiological response. But is this still the case when deceivers interact with a virtual avatar? The present research investigated whether the mere ‘’belief’’ th...

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Main Authors: Sabine eStröfer, Elze G Ufkes, Merijn eBruijnes, Ellen eGiebels, Matthijs L Noordzij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00545/full