APS

30th APS Annual Convention

The Cognitive Approach to Lie Detection: Promises and Pitfalls

Thursday, May 24, 2018 · San Francisco, CA

Oral · General

A popular contemporary idea in deception research is that lying is cognitively more demanding than truth telling, and that imposing cognitive load can improve cognition-based lie detection. Through novel work, meta-analyses, and debate, the present symposium sheds light on the promises and pitfalls of the cognitive approach to lie detection.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Bruno VerschuereChair
    University of Amsterdam
  • Ewout MeijerDiscussant
    Maastricht University

Presentations

  1. Taxing the Brain to Uncover Lying? a Meta-Analysis on the Impact of Cognitive Load on the RT Costs of LyingBruno Verschuere
  2. A Critical Look at Meta-Analytic Evidence for the Cognitive Approach to Lie Detection: A Reexamination of Vrij, Fisher & Blank (2015)Tim Levine
  3. Cognitive Load Approach and Children’s DeceptionVictoria Talwar
  4. Detecting Future Intentions: The (in)Effectiveness of a Reverse Order InterviewIris Blandon-Gitlin, Elise Fenn, Ashley Shier, Kimberly McGee