Outsmarting the Liars: The Benefit of Asking Unanticipated Questions

被引:163
作者
Vrij, Aldert [1 ]
Leal, Sharon [1 ]
Granhag, Par Anders [2 ]
Mann, Samantha [1 ]
Fisher, Ronald P. [3 ]
Hillman, Jackie [1 ]
Sperry, Kathryn [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Portsmouth, Dept Psychol, Portsmouth PO1 2DY, Hants, England
[2] Univ Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
[3] Florida Int Univ, Miami, FL 33199 USA
关键词
Deception; Unanticipated questions; Consistency; DETECTING DECEPTION; INNOCENCE; ABILITY; CUES;
D O I
10.1007/s10979-008-9143-y
中图分类号
D9 [法律]; DF [法律];
学科分类号
0301 ;
摘要
We hypothesised that the responses of pairs of liars would correspond less with each other than would responses of pairs of truth tellers, but only when the responses are given to unanticipated questions. Liars and truth tellers were interviewed individually about having had lunch together in a restaurant. The interviewer asked typical opening questions which we expected the liars to anticipate, followed by questions about spatial and/or temporal information which we expected suspects not to anticipate, and also a request to draw the layout of the restaurant. The results supported the hypothesis, and based on correspondence in responses to the unanticipated questions, up to 80% of liars and truth tellers could be correctly classified, particularly when assessing drawings.
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页码:159 / 166
页数:8
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