The devil is in the detail: deception and consistency over repeated interviews

Research indicates that truthful statements typically contain more details than fabricated statements, and that truth tellers are no more consistent than liars over multiple interviews. In this experiment, we examine the impact of (i) multiple interviewers and (ii) reverse order recall on liars’ and...

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Main Author: Hudson, Charlotte A. (Author)
Contributors: Vrij, Aldert ; Akehurst, Lucy ; Hope, Lorraine
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In:Enthalten in undefined: 25(2019), 7, Seite 752-770
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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