Innocence and resisting confession during interrogation: Effects on physiologic activity.

Law and Human Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 366-375

  Guyll, Max ^a   Madon, Stephanie ^a   Yang, Yueran ^a   Lannin, Daniel G ^a   Scherr, Kyle ^b   Greathouse, Sarah ^c  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

^b CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

confession; guilt; innocence; interrogation; stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEPTION; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; COERCION; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PERCEPTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRUTH DISCLOSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885101461     PISSN: 01477307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/lhb0000044     Document Type: Article

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