Verbal cues to deceit when lying through omitting information

Sharon Leal; Aldert Vrij; Haneen Deeb; Charlotte Hudson; Pasquale Capuozzo; Ronald P. Fisher

doi:10.1111/lcrp.12180

Verbal cues to deceit when lying through omitting information

Sharon Leal, Aldert Vrij, Haneen Deeb, Charlotte Hudson, Pasquale Capuozzo, Ronald P. Fisher

International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology

Florida International University

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Abstract

Background: Lying through omitting information has been neglected in verbal lie detection research. The task is challenging: Can we decipher from the truthful information a lie teller provides that s/he is hiding something? We expected this to be the case because of lie tellers’ inclination to keep their stories simple. We predicted lie tellers to provide fewer details and fewer complications than truth tellers, the latter particularly after exposure to a Model Statement.

Method: A total of 44 truth tellers and 41 lie tellers were interviewed about a conversation (debriefing interview) they had taken part in earlier. Lie tellers were asked not to discuss one aspect of that debriefing interview.

Results: Results showed that truth tellers reported more complications than lie tellers after exposure to a Model Statement.

Conclusion: Ideas about future research in lying through omissions are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	278-294
Journal	Legal and Criminological Psychology
Volume	25
Issue number	2
Early online date	10 Aug 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.12180
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2020

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Verbal cues to deceit when lying
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Leal, S., Vrij, A., Deeb, H., Hudson, C., Capuozzo, P. and Fisher, R.P. (2020), Verbal cues to deceit when lying through omitting information. Leg Crim Psychol. doi:10.1111/lcrp.12180], which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.12180. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions."
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