The Detection of Deception: The Effects of First and Second Language on Lie Detection Ability

A study exploring lie detection accuracy in the context of communication in a foreign or second language - the relationship between language and facial expressions during attempts to deceive in Hong Kong - study testing lie catchers' ability to judge deception by people speaking in their mother...

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Published inPsychiatry, psychology, and law Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 107 - 118
Main Authors Cheng, Keens Hiu Wan, Broadhurst, Roderic
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 2005
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HONG KONG
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ISSN1321-8719
1934-1687
DOI10.1375/pplt.2005.12.1.107

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Summary:A study exploring lie detection accuracy in the context of communication in a foreign or second language - the relationship between language and facial expressions during attempts to deceive in Hong Kong - study testing lie catchers' ability to judge deception by people speaking in their mother tongue (Cantonese) or in their second language (English).
Bibliography:PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2005, 107-118
Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
ISSN:1321-8719
1934-1687
DOI:10.1375/pplt.2005.12.1.107