Why professionals fail to catch liars and how they can improve
In the first part of this article, I briefly review research findings that show that professional lie catchers, such as police officers, are generally rather poor at distinguishing between truths and lies. I believe that there are many reasons contributing towards this poor ability, and give an over...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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2004
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Legal and criminological psychology
Jahr: 2004, Band: 9, Heft: 2, Seiten: 159-181 |
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Zusammenfassung: | In the first part of this article, I briefly review research findings that show that professional lie catchers, such as police officers, are generally rather poor at distinguishing between truths and lies. I believe that there are many reasons contributing towards this poor ability, and give an overview of these reasons in the second part of this article. I also believe that professionals could become better lie detectors and explain how in the final part of this article. |
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ISSN: | 2044-8333 |
DOI: | 10.1348/1355325041719356 |