Applying the verifiability approach to deception detection in alibi witness situations

• Published in: Acta Psychologica Vol. 204; p. 103020
• Main Authors: Vernham, Zarah, Vrij, Aldert, Nahari, Galit, Leal, Sharon, Mann, Samantha, Satchell, Liam, Orthey, Robin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.03.2020; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Alibi witness; Collective interviewing; Consistency; Deception; Discrimination Learning; dk/atira/pure/core/subjects/psychology; embargoover12; Humans; Lie Detection; Male; Psychology; Verifiability approach; Young Adult; Verifiability approach; Collective interviewing; Alibi witness; Lie detection; Consistency

The application of alibi witness scenarios to deception detection has been overlooked. Experiment 1 was a study of the verifiability approach in which truth-telling pairs completed a mission together, whereas in lying pairs one individual completed this mission alone and the other individual committ...