RT Article
T1 Discriminating between true and false intent among small cells of suspects
JF Legal and criminological psychology
VO 21
IS 2
SP 344
OP 357
A1 Sooniste, Tuule
A2 Granhag, Pär Anders 1964-
A2 Strömwall, Leif A. 1967-
A2 Vrij, Aldert 1960-
LA English
YR 2016
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1846950589
AB Purpose. Despite high potential value for real-life situations, detecting true and false intentions by groups of suspects have not been previously investigated. Method. The experimental study had a set-up in which participants (N = 232), half in dyads and half in quartets, planned for either a mock crime or a non-criminal event. In structured individual interviews, all participants were asked one set of questions targeting their intentions (anticipated questions) and one set of questions targeting the planning phase of the intentions (unanticipated questions). We scored the level of detail and consistency in participants' interview responses. Results. As predicted, questions on the planning phase were perceived as unanticipated and difficult to answer by both liars and truth tellers. Truth tellers' answers to the question on intent were perceived as more detailed compared to the liars. Cells of truth tellers and liars achieved an equally high within-group consistency for their answers to the questions on the stated intentions, whereas cells of truth tellers achieved a higher within-group consistency for the answers to the questions on the planning phase. Finally, truth tellers' descriptions of their intentions contained more information related to how to attain the stated goal, whereas liars gave more information related to why it was necessary to attain the stated goal. Conclusions. Asking anticipated and unanticipated questions can be a successful way of eliciting cues to true and false intentions among small cells of suspects.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 356-357
NO Gesehen am 30.05.2023
NO First published: 30 June 2014
K1 true intentions
K1 false intentions
K1 cells of suspects
K1 goal-directed behaviour
K1 Consistency
DO 10.1111/lcrp.12063