The Efficacy of Using Countermeasures in a Model Statement Interview
In a countermeasures experiment, we examined to what extent liars who learn about the Model Statement tool and about the proportion of complications (complications/complications + common knowledge details + self-handicapping strategies) can successfully adjust their responses so that they sound like...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedad Española de Psicología Jurídica y Forense
2019-12-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Psychology Applied to Legal Context |
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https://journals.copmadrid.org/ejpalc/art/ejpalc2020a3
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| Summary: | In a countermeasures experiment, we examined to what extent liars who learn about the Model Statement tool and about the proportion of complications (complications/complications + common knowledge details + self-handicapping strategies) can successfully adjust their responses so that they sound like truth tellers. Truth tellers discussed a trip they had made; liars fabricated a story. Participants were of Lebanese, Mexican, and South-Korean origin. Prior to the interview they did or did not receive information about (i) the working of the Model statement and (ii) three types of verbal detail: complications, common knowledge details and self-handicapping strategies. We found no evidence that liars sounded like truth tellers after being informed about the Model Statement and/or types of detail we examined. Actually, veracity differences were similar across experimental conditions, with truth tellers reporting more detail and more complications and obtaining a higher proportion of complications score than liars. |
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| ISSN: | 1889-1861 1989-4007 |