Abstract
The current paper describes potential systematic errors (or biases) that may appear while applying content-based lie detection tools, by focusing on richness in detail–a core indicator in verbal tools–as a test case. Two categories of biases are discussed: those related to the interviewees (i.e., interviewees with different characteristics differ in the number of details they provide when lying or telling the truth) and those related to the tool expert (i.e., tool experts with different characteristics differ in the way they perceive and interpret verbal cues). We suggested several ways to reduce the influence of these biases, and emphasized the need for future studies in this matter.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 98-107 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Crime Psychology Review |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
Keywords
- Richness in detail
- criteria based content analysis
- judgmental biases
- reality monitoring
- scientific content analysis
- verbal lie detection tools
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Applied Psychology
- Law
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