TY - JOUR
T1 - The Verifiability Approach: a meta-analysis
AU - Palena, Nicola
AU - Caso, Letizia
AU - Vrij, Aldert
AU - Nahari, Galit
N1 - 12 month embargo. Elsevier.
PY - 2020/11/19
Y1 - 2020/11/19
N2 - The Verifiability Approach (VA) is a verbal veracity tool that assumes that truth tellers provide more details that can be verified and obtain a higher ratio of such details (verifiable details/total details) than liars. A VA meta-analysis was conducted. Results showed that truth tellers reported more Verifiable Details than liars (k = 20, N = 1532, g = 0.42). The effect was moderated by the presence of the Information Protocol and by the nature of the statement (event-related or not). Truth tellers reported a higher ratio of Verifiable Details than liars (k = 18, N = 1359, g = 0.49). The effect was moderated by the medium through which the statement was provided. Unverifiable details did not discriminate truth tellers from liars (k = 15, N = 957, g = -0.25). In conclusion, results showed good potential for the use the VA, although replications and field studies are needed.
AB - The Verifiability Approach (VA) is a verbal veracity tool that assumes that truth tellers provide more details that can be verified and obtain a higher ratio of such details (verifiable details/total details) than liars. A VA meta-analysis was conducted. Results showed that truth tellers reported more Verifiable Details than liars (k = 20, N = 1532, g = 0.42). The effect was moderated by the presence of the Information Protocol and by the nature of the statement (event-related or not). Truth tellers reported a higher ratio of Verifiable Details than liars (k = 18, N = 1359, g = 0.49). The effect was moderated by the medium through which the statement was provided. Unverifiable details did not discriminate truth tellers from liars (k = 15, N = 957, g = -0.25). In conclusion, results showed good potential for the use the VA, although replications and field studies are needed.
KW - verifiability approach
KW - verifiable detail
KW - checkable details
KW - meta-analysis
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211368120300772?via%3Dihub
U2 - 10.1016/j.jarmac.2020.09.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jarmac.2020.09.001
M3 - Article
JO - Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
JF - Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition
SN - 2211-3681
ER -