Detecting true and false opinions: The Devil's Advocate approach as a lie detection aid

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 323-329

  Leal, Sharon ^a   Vrij, Aldert ^a   Mann, Samantha ^a   Fisher, Ronald P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deception detection; Detection; Opinions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; RECUMBENCY; DECEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DECEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIE DETECTION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME;

EID: 77953683630     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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