APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Cognitive Strategies Involved in Stating Truths and Lies: Interview Difficulty Matters
- Catherine Grosz
California State University, Northridge - Elise Fenn
California State University, Northridge - Iris Blandon-Gitlin
California State University, Fullerton - Aspen Yoo
New York University
Abstract
Do attention-demanding, forensic-style interviews cause liars to use less effective cognitive strategies than truth-tellers? Two experiments assessed liars’ and truth-tellers’ strategy-use in a high (reverse-chronological-order) or low (forward-chronological-order) cognitive load interview. Results support that liars use less effective cognitive strategies, experience more difficulty doing so, and take more cognitive shortcuts.
Criminal Justice
