Taking the bait: interrogation questions about hypothetical evidence may inflate perceptions of guilt

During suspect interviews, police will sometimes ask about hypothetical incriminating evidence to evoke a cue to deception - a technique known as a bait question. Previous research has demonstrated such questions can distort peoples’ memory for what evidence exists in a case. Here, we investigate wh...

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Authors: Crozier, William E. (Author) ; Luke, Timothy J. (Author) ; Strange, Deryn (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Psychology, crime & law
Year: 2020, Volume: 26, Issue: 9, Pages: 902-925
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Memory distortion
bait question
Evidence
guilt inflation
Interrogation
juror memory