Aldert Vrij
Biographic Data
| ID | 81869 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aldert Vrij |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aldert |
| FAMILY NAME | Vrij |
| SIGNATURE | VRIJ A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Portsmouth |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8647-7763 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 42 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 236 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 42 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
The practical relevance of investigative interviewing research: Applying the Emmie framework to bridge the research-practice gap
Investigative interviewing research has produced valuable insights into effective techniques for gathering information. However, this research often fails to fully bridge the gap between academia and practice. We argue that adopting the EMMIE framework – examining Effects, Mechanisms, Moderators, Implementation, and Economic costs – could enhance the practical relevance of investigative interviewing research. We reviewed recent meta-analyses show…
Assessing lying about opinions through extending the devil's advocate interview protocol with a same example statement
License to Spill: The Influence of Moral Licensing Survey Primes on Deviant Behavior Reporting
To Nod or Not to Nod: How Does Interviewer Nonverbal Behavior Affect Rapport Perceptions and Recall in Truth Tellers and Lie Tellers
Researchers have often claimed that the interviewer’s nonverbal behavior such as nodding facilitates rapport building, the number of recalled details, and verbal veracity cues. However, there is no experiment to-date that isolated the effects of nodding in information gathering interviews. We thus examined the effects of interviewer’s nodding behavior on rapport perceptions and on the number and accuracy of total details provided by truth tellers…
Introducing the high-context communication style interview protocol to detect deception in pairs
In four experiments, we examined whether pairs of truth tellers could be distinguished from pairs of lie tellers by taking advantage of the fact that only pairs of truth tellers can refer to shared events by using brief expressions (high-context communication style). In Experiments 1 and 2, pairs of friends and pairs of strangers pretending to be friends answered (i) questions they likely had expected to be asked (e.g., 'How did you first meet'?)…
Exploring the relationship between personality, morality and lying: A study based on the person-centred approach
Past research explored the relationship between personality, moral disengagement, and deception and found a general trend showing that the lower people score on the big five personality factors, but the higher they score on moral disengagement and Machiavellianism, the higher their lying tendency. However, a limitation of past research is that it has usually adopted a variable-centred approach, whereas a person-centred approach might describe peo…
Articulating guilt? The influence of guilt presumption on interviewer and interviewee behaviour
Research has repeatedly shown that accusatory questions posed during an investigative interview are indicative of biased beliefs about suspect guilt. Linguistic research has shown that the verbs used in utterances can be indicative of biased beliefs about another person. In the present study we examined question type and the verbs used in question formulation using non-police participants to explore the influence of guilt presumption on interview…
Facilitating recall and particularisation of repeated events in adults using a multi-method interviewing format
Reports about repeated experiences tend to include more schematic information than information about specific instances. However, investigators in both forensic and intelligence settings typically seek specific over general information. We tested a multi-method interviewing format (MMIF) to facilitate recall and particularisation of repeated events through the use of the self-generated cues mnemonic, the timeline technique, and follow-up question…
The effects of sketching while narrating on information elicitation and deception detection in multiple interviews
Sketching while narrating is effective for eliciting information and veracity cues in single interviews. In the current research, we tested this technique in multiple interviews. Participants were interviewed three times over three weeks about a genuine (truth tellers) or a fabricated (lie tellers) memorable event. They sketched while narrating in Week 1, Week 2, Weeks 1 and 2, or not at all (verbal statement only). Statements were coded for tota…
Applying the verifiability approach to deception detection in alibi witness situations
Amplifying recall after delays via initial interviewing: Inoculating truth-tellers' memory as a function of encoding quality
The effects of a model statement on information elicitation and deception detection in multiple interviews
Beliefs about suspect alibis: A survey of lay people in the United Kingdom, Israel, and Sweden
During police interviews, innocent suspects may provide unconvincing alibis due to impaired memory processes or guilt-presumptive behaviour on behalf of the interviewer. Consequently, innocent suspects may be prosecuted and tried in court, where lay people who serve jury duty will assess their alibi’s credibility. To examine lay people’s beliefs and knowledge regarding suspect alibis, and specifically about such factors that may hamper innocent s…
Collective interviewing: Eliciting cues to deceit using a turn-taking approach
Group interviewing provides useful insight into the social indicators of deception.The present study investigated turn-taking as a technique for enhancing novel cues to deceit.'Turn-taking' is a technique whereby the interviewer states which of the two interviewees is to answer the question and then intervenes every 20 seconds by stopping whichever of the interviewees is responding and asking the other interviewee in the pair to continue from the…
Establishing evidence through undercover and collective intelligence interviewing
We examined the potential of undercover interviewing and collective interviewing in eliciting cues to deceit in intelligence interviews. Twenty-four pairs of truth tellers and 23 pairs of liars undertook a mission in which they were interviewed covertly in a park by an undercover interviewer, and then had a later formal, forensic-style interview with a second interviewer. Truth tellers and liars went to the park for different reasons and carried …
Can I take your picture? Undercover interviewing to detect deception
There are many contexts in which investigators want to interview suspects about their intentions without alerting the suspects that they are actually being interviewed. In the present experiment, we developed and tested an “undercover interviewing” technique. Liars were instructed to run a crime-related reconnaissance mission to a nearby island and were further instructed to generate an innocent cover-up story to hide their criminal intentions. O…
Human Rights, Animal Wrongs? Exploring Attitudes toward Animal Use and Possibilities for Change
Presented here are three research studies examining psychological characteristics underlying attitudes toward the use of nonhuman animals: beliefs and value systems; their comparative impact on opinions; and empathetic responses to humans and to animals. The first study demonstrated that the attitudes of laypeople are context dependent: different sets of beliefs underlie attitudes toward various types of animal use. Belief in the existence of alt…
Pitfalls and Opportunities in Nonverbal and Verbal Lie Detection
The question of whether discernible differences exist between liars and truth tellers has interested professional lie detectors and laypersons for centuries. In this article we discuss whether people can detect lies when observing someone's nonverbal behavior or analyzing someone's speech. An article about detecting lies by observing nonverbal and verbal cues is overdue. Scientific journals regularly publish overviews of research articles regardi…
Science versus Human Welfare? Understanding Attitudes toward Animal Use
Scientists have been portrayed as having an uncaring attitude toward the use of animals and being inclined to reject the possibility of animal mind ( Baldwin, 1993 ; Blumberg & Wasserman, 1995 ), yet there is little empirical research to support these claims. We examined why disparate attitudes toward animal use are held. Scientists, animal welfarists, and laypersons (N = 372) were compared on questionnaire responses that measured attitudes towar…
Detecting Lies and Deceit: Pitfalls and Opportunities (Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law)
Individual differences and lying in everyday life
This study explores individuals' reported frequency of lying to strangers and close friends as a function of (i) type of lie told (self-centered, other-oriented or altruistic) and (ii) attachment style in social relationships. One hundred university students (average age = 23.09, SD = 5.36) completed self-report questionnaires. The close friend could be either a best friend (N = 52) or a romantic partner (N = 48). Results revealed that frequency …
Criteria-Based Content Analysis: A Qualitative Review of the First 37 Studies
Statement Validity Assessment (SVA) is used to assess the veracity of child witnesses’ testimony in trials for sexual offences. The author reviewed the available SVA research. Issues addressed include the accuracy of Criteria-Based Content Analysis (CBCA; part of SVA), interrater agreement between CBCA coders, frequency of occurrence of CBCA criteria in statements, the correlations between CBCA scores and (i) interviewer’s style and (ii) intervie…
Police Interrogation from a Social Psychology Perspective
The interrogation of suspects is considered to be one of the most crucial stages in the investigative process. Cases of miscarriage of justice have led to public outcries for studies on the procedures, effectiveness and ethics of police interrogations. This article provides an overview of such studies of interrogation, and sheds light on two different interrogation techniques informed by a social psychological perspective. First, the effects of i…
Detecting Deceit Via Analyses of Verbal and Nonverbal Behavior in Children and Adults
Journal Article Detecting Deceit Via Analyses of Verbal and Nonverbal Behavior in Children and Adults Get access Aldert Vrij, Aldert Vrij 1University of Portsmouth 2Aldert Vrij, University of Portsmouth, Psychology Department, King Henry Building, King Henry 1 Street, Portsmouth PO1 2DY, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Lucy Akehurst, Lucy Akehurst 1University of Portsmouth Search for other works by this…
Attitudes towards animal use and belief in animal mind
Animals are used by humans in many ways, yet science has paid little attention to the study of human–animal relationships (Melson 2002). In the present study, participants (n= 96) completed a questionnaire on attitudes towards animal use, and individual differences were examined to determine which characteristics might underlie these attitudes ("belief in animal mind," age, gender, experience of animals, vegetarianism, political stance, and livin…
Attitudes towards animal use and belief in animal mind
Animals are used by humans in many ways, yet science has paid little attention to the study of human–animal relationships (Melson 2002). In the present study, participants (n= 96) completed a questionnaire on attitudes towards animal use, and individual differences were examined to determine which characteristics might underlie these attitudes ("belief in animal mind," age, gender, experience of animals, vegetarianism, political stance, and livin…
Pitfalls and Opportunities in Nonverbal and Verbal Lie Detection
The question of whether discernible differences exist between liars and truth tellers has interested professional lie detectors and laypersons for centuries. In this article we discuss whether people can detect lies when observing someone's nonverbal behavior or analyzing someone's speech. An article about detecting lies by observing nonverbal and verbal cues is overdue. Scientific journals regularly publish overviews of research articles regardi…
Using Grounded Theory to Examine People's Attitudes Toward How Animals are Used
This study uses qualitative methodology to examine why people have different attitudes toward different types of nonhuman animal use. Seventeen participants took part in a semi-structured interview. The study used Grounded Theory to analyze the interviews and developed a model that consists of 4 major themes: (a) "attitudes toward animals," (b) "knowledge of animal use procedures," (c) "perceptions of choice," and (d) "cost-benefit analysis." The…
Science versus Human Welfare? Understanding Attitudes toward Animal Use
Scientists have been portrayed as having an uncaring attitude toward the use of animals and being inclined to reject the possibility of animal mind ( Baldwin, 1993 ; Blumberg & Wasserman, 1995 ), yet there is little empirical research to support these claims. We examined why disparate attitudes toward animal use are held. Scientists, animal welfarists, and laypersons (N = 372) were compared on questionnaire responses that measured attitudes towar…
Human Rights, Animal Wrongs? Exploring Attitudes toward Animal Use and Possibilities for Change
Presented here are three research studies examining psychological characteristics underlying attitudes toward the use of nonhuman animals: beliefs and value systems; their comparative impact on opinions; and empathetic responses to humans and to animals. The first study demonstrated that the attitudes of laypeople are context dependent: different sets of beliefs underlie attitudes toward various types of animal use. Belief in the existence of alt…
Characteristics of the built environment and fear of crime: A research note on interventions in unsafe locations
The "crime prevention through environmental design" approach suggests that the public's fear of crime might be reduced through redesigning the built environment. Two studies are reported examining the relationship between fear and the environment. The first study, an inventory of unsafe places, provides an answer to the question that characteristics mainly determine the perceived lack of safety of a location. Results suggest that unsafe places ar…
Individual differences and lying in everyday life
This study explores individuals' reported frequency of lying to strangers and close friends as a function of (i) type of lie told (self-centered, other-oriented or altruistic) and (ii) attachment style in social relationships. One hundred university students (average age = 23.09, SD = 5.36) completed self-report questionnaires. The close friend could be either a best friend (N = 52) or a romantic partner (N = 48). Results revealed that frequency …
Insight Into Behavior Displayed During Deception
Journal Article Insight Into Behavior Displayed During Deception Get access Aldert Vrij, Aldert Vrij 1Aldert Vrij is a senior lecturer of social and legal psychology at the University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Gün R. Semin, Gün R. Semin 2Gun R. Semin is a professor of social psychology at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Search for other works by this a…
Aggression of police officers as a function of temperature: An experiment with the fire arms training system
The impact of temperature on police officers' tension, perception, and behaviour in police—offender interactions was investigated. It was hypothesized that increased temperature results in: (1) increased tension; (2) a negative impression of the offender; and (3) aggressive behaviour. The findings confirmed these hypotheses. Finally, some implications of the results are discussed
Perceptual Distortions in Cross-Cultural Interrogations: The Impact of Skin Color, Accent, Speech Style, and Spoken Fluency on Impression Formation
Dutch police officers often assess Surinamer citizens more negatively than Dutch citizens. The principle of correspondence offers a possible explanation. According to this principle, a lack of correspondence between White police officers and Surinamer citizens results in a negative assessment of the Surinamer citizens. In this study, the influence of differences in skin color, accent, speech style, and (spoken) fluency on police officers' impress…
Characteristics of secrets and the frequency, reasons and effects of secrets keeping and disclosure
This longitudinal study examines secrets keeping and disclosure. College students filled in two questionnaires, with a 4 months time span in between. Their psychological and physical wellbeing was investigated, together with self‐esteem, the topic and some characteristics of their most important secret (if they had a secret), reasons for having the secret, to whom they confide the secret, how they felt about confiding, and whether they thought th…
Sex Differences in Interpreting Male-Female Dyad Interactions: Males' Predominance in Perceiving Sexual Intent
Astudy is reported investigating gender differences in judging the behaviour of males and females during mixed-dyad conversations and the impact of the endorsement of rape myths in explaining these gender differences. A total of 51 males and 40 females watched a videotape of a male actor and female actor verbally interacting in a social environment and were asked to give their impression about this interaction. They were also requested to fill in…
The Role of Displays of Emotions and Ethnicity in Judgments of Rape Victims
The present experiment investigated the impact of displays of emotions and ethnicity of a rape victim on impression formation of white male and female observers. It was expected that victims would be assessed more favourably when they behaved angrily, rather than sadly, and when they were white rather than black. Moreover, it was expected that female observers would assess victims more positively than male observers. In the present experiment 51 …
Interviews with ethnic interviewees: Non‐verbal communication errors in impression formation
Two studies are described concerning ethnic interviewees in interviews. The first study (a style of presentation study) revealed several differences in non‐verbal behaviour displayed by Dutch and ethnic interviewees in interviews. The second study showed that interviewees with an ‘ethnic style’ of non‐verbal presentation were assessed more negatively than interviewees with a ‘Dutch style’ of non‐verbal presentation by a Dutch selection board. Fin…
Beautiful Thus Innocent? The Impact of Defendants' and Victims' Physical Attractiveness and Participants' Rape Beliefs on Impression Formation in Alleged Rape Cases
This experiment examined the possible beneficial effects of victims' and defendants' good-looks in an alleged rape case. It was hypothesized that people who especially endorsed ‘Rape Myths’ would be more favourable towards victims and defendants who are good-looking. Moreover, it was hypothesized that females would be more favourable towards the victim than males and that this gender difference would be mediated by differences in “Rape Myths Acce…
Police Interrogation from a Social Psychology Perspective
The interrogation of suspects is considered to be one of the most crucial stages in the investigative process. Cases of miscarriage of justice have led to public outcries for studies on the procedures, effectiveness and ethics of police interrogations. This article provides an overview of such studies of interrogation, and sheds light on two different interrogation techniques informed by a social psychological perspective. First, the effects of i…
Reducing ethnic prejudice: An evaluation of seven recommended principles for incorporation in public campaigns
The present study investigated the effects of seven principles drawn from cognitive models of ethnic prejudice, general information processing models and persuasion models, on levels of ethnic prejudice. It was hypothesized that exposure to cue cards incorporating these principles would result in lower levels of prejudice than cue cards which did not incorporate the principles. A total of 400 caucasian participants were randomly assigned to exper…
People's insight into their own behaviour and speech content while lying
The present experiment examined participants' insight into their own behaviour and speech content while lying. It was hypothesized that participants would believe that while lying they show more behaviour stereotypical of lying than they in fact do (Hypothesis 1), whereas they would believe that their own speech content while lying contains fewer stereotypical features than in fact is true (Hypothesis 2). A stereotypical response was defined as a…
Rape Reporting to the Police: Exploring the Social Psychological Impact of a Persuasive Campaign on Cognitions, Attitudes, Normative Expectations and Reporting Intentions
Sexual victimizations are generally under-reported to the police. Persuasive communication campaigns are suggested as a feasible instrument to stimulate victim-reporting. Determinants of reporting decisions are reviewed. This review results in a working model to design and evaluate such persuasion campaigns. In the experiment the social psychological impact of a specially designed persuasive programme is explored. Results suggest that this progra…
Establishing evidence through undercover and collective intelligence interviewing
We examined the potential of undercover interviewing and collective interviewing in eliciting cues to deceit in intelligence interviews. Twenty-four pairs of truth tellers and 23 pairs of liars undertook a mission in which they were interviewed covertly in a park by an undercover interviewer, and then had a later formal, forensic-style interview with a second interviewer. Truth tellers and liars went to the park for different reasons and carried …
Characteristics of the built environment and fear of crime: A research note on interventions in unsafe locations
The "crime prevention through environmental design" approach suggests that the public's fear of crime might be reduced through redesigning the built environment. Two studies are reported examining the relationship between fear and the environment. The first study, an inventory of unsafe places, provides an answer to the question that characteristics mainly determine the perceived lack of safety of a location. Results suggest that unsafe places ar…
Interviews with ethnic interviewees: Non‐verbal communication errors in impression formation
Two studies are described concerning ethnic interviewees in interviews. The first study (a style of presentation study) revealed several differences in non‐verbal behaviour displayed by Dutch and ethnic interviewees in interviews. The second study showed that interviewees with an ‘ethnic style’ of non‐verbal presentation were assessed more negatively than interviewees with a ‘Dutch style’ of non‐verbal presentation by a Dutch selection board. Fin…
Rape Reporting to the Police: Exploring the Social Psychological Impact of a Persuasive Campaign on Cognitions, Attitudes, Normative Expectations and Reporting Intentions
Sexual victimizations are generally under-reported to the police. Persuasive communication campaigns are suggested as a feasible instrument to stimulate victim-reporting. Determinants of reporting decisions are reviewed. This review results in a working model to design and evaluate such persuasion campaigns. In the experiment the social psychological impact of a specially designed persuasive programme is explored. Results suggest that this progra…
Facilitating problem- and emotion-focused coping in victims of burglary: Evaluating a police crisis intervention program
The impact of a police crisis intervention program on problem- and emotion- focused coping with burglary victims was assessed. Major program components included: conducting a criminal investigation in the victim's home, providing oral and written crime prevention information, and performing a security check. All participating police officers were trained in utilizing interview techniques facilitating emotion- and problem-focused coping with the e…
Aggression of police officers as a function of temperature: An experiment with the fire arms training system
The impact of temperature on police officers' tension, perception, and behaviour in police—offender interactions was investigated. It was hypothesized that increased temperature results in: (1) increased tension; (2) a negative impression of the offender; and (3) aggressive behaviour. The findings confirmed these hypotheses. Finally, some implications of the results are discussed
Perceptual Distortions in Cross-Cultural Interrogations: The Impact of Skin Color, Accent, Speech Style, and Spoken Fluency on Impression Formation
Dutch police officers often assess Surinamer citizens more negatively than Dutch citizens. The principle of correspondence offers a possible explanation. According to this principle, a lack of correspondence between White police officers and Surinamer citizens results in a negative assessment of the Surinamer citizens. In this study, the influence of differences in skin color, accent, speech style, and (spoken) fluency on police officers' impress…
Insight Into Behavior Displayed During Deception
Journal Article Insight Into Behavior Displayed During Deception Get access Aldert Vrij, Aldert Vrij 1Aldert Vrij is a senior lecturer of social and legal psychology at the University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Gün R. Semin, Gün R. Semin 2Gun R. Semin is a professor of social psychology at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Search for other works by this a…
The Role of Displays of Emotions and Ethnicity in Judgments of Rape Victims
The present experiment investigated the impact of displays of emotions and ethnicity of a rape victim on impression formation of white male and female observers. It was expected that victims would be assessed more favourably when they behaved angrily, rather than sadly, and when they were white rather than black. Moreover, it was expected that female observers would assess victims more positively than male observers. In the present experiment 51 …
Reducing ethnic prejudice by public campaigns: An evaluation of a present and a new campaign
Reducing ethnic prejudice by public campaigns: An evaluation of a present and a new campaign
Most Western governments consider it their responsibility to counteract ethnic prejudice and discrimination, and they sometimes instigate persuasive communication programmes to achieve this aim. Generally, these campaigns do not have the desired effects possibly because designers of such persuasive communication programs have ignored relevant social-psychological theoretical insights concerning prejudice. In this experiment, a present campaign (l…
Beautiful Thus Innocent? The Impact of Defendants' and Victims' Physical Attractiveness and Participants' Rape Beliefs on Impression Formation in Alleged Rape Cases
This experiment examined the possible beneficial effects of victims' and defendants' good-looks in an alleged rape case. It was hypothesized that people who especially endorsed ‘Rape Myths’ would be more favourable towards victims and defendants who are good-looking. Moreover, it was hypothesized that females would be more favourable towards the victim than males and that this gender difference would be mediated by differences in “Rape Myths Acce…
People's insight into their own behaviour and speech content while lying
The present experiment examined participants' insight into their own behaviour and speech content while lying. It was hypothesized that participants would believe that while lying they show more behaviour stereotypical of lying than they in fact do (Hypothesis 1), whereas they would believe that their own speech content while lying contains fewer stereotypical features than in fact is true (Hypothesis 2). A stereotypical response was defined as a…
Characteristics of secrets and the frequency, reasons and effects of secrets keeping and disclosure
This longitudinal study examines secrets keeping and disclosure. College students filled in two questionnaires, with a 4 months time span in between. Their psychological and physical wellbeing was investigated, together with self‐esteem, the topic and some characteristics of their most important secret (if they had a secret), reasons for having the secret, to whom they confide the secret, how they felt about confiding, and whether they thought th…
Sex Differences in Interpreting Male-Female Dyad Interactions: Males' Predominance in Perceiving Sexual Intent
Astudy is reported investigating gender differences in judging the behaviour of males and females during mixed-dyad conversations and the impact of the endorsement of rape myths in explaining these gender differences. A total of 51 males and 40 females watched a videotape of a male actor and female actor verbally interacting in a social environment and were asked to give their impression about this interaction. They were also requested to fill in…
Using Grounded Theory to Examine People's Attitudes Toward How Animals are Used
This study uses qualitative methodology to examine why people have different attitudes toward different types of nonhuman animal use. Seventeen participants took part in a semi-structured interview. The study used Grounded Theory to analyze the interviews and developed a model that consists of 4 major themes: (a) "attitudes toward animals," (b) "knowledge of animal use procedures," (c) "perceptions of choice," and (d) "cost-benefit analysis." The…
Reducing ethnic prejudice: An evaluation of seven recommended principles for incorporation in public campaigns
The present study investigated the effects of seven principles drawn from cognitive models of ethnic prejudice, general information processing models and persuasion models, on levels of ethnic prejudice. It was hypothesized that exposure to cue cards incorporating these principles would result in lower levels of prejudice than cue cards which did not incorporate the principles. A total of 400 caucasian participants were randomly assigned to exper…
Psychology and Law: Truthfulness, Accuracy and Credibility (Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law)
Detecting Deceit Via Analyses of Verbal and Nonverbal Behavior in Children and Adults
Journal Article Detecting Deceit Via Analyses of Verbal and Nonverbal Behavior in Children and Adults Get access Aldert Vrij, Aldert Vrij 1University of Portsmouth 2Aldert Vrij, University of Portsmouth, Psychology Department, King Henry Building, King Henry 1 Street, Portsmouth PO1 2DY, UK Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Lucy Akehurst, Lucy Akehurst 1University of Portsmouth Search for other works by this…
Attitudes towards animal use and belief in animal mind
Animals are used by humans in many ways, yet science has paid little attention to the study of human–animal relationships (Melson 2002). In the present study, participants (n= 96) completed a questionnaire on attitudes towards animal use, and individual differences were examined to determine which characteristics might underlie these attitudes ("belief in animal mind," age, gender, experience of animals, vegetarianism, political stance, and livin…
Criteria-Based Content Analysis: A Qualitative Review of the First 37 Studies
Statement Validity Assessment (SVA) is used to assess the veracity of child witnesses’ testimony in trials for sexual offences. The author reviewed the available SVA research. Issues addressed include the accuracy of Criteria-Based Content Analysis (CBCA; part of SVA), interrater agreement between CBCA coders, frequency of occurrence of CBCA criteria in statements, the correlations between CBCA scores and (i) interviewer’s style and (ii) intervie…
Police Interrogation from a Social Psychology Perspective
The interrogation of suspects is considered to be one of the most crucial stages in the investigative process. Cases of miscarriage of justice have led to public outcries for studies on the procedures, effectiveness and ethics of police interrogations. This article provides an overview of such studies of interrogation, and sheds light on two different interrogation techniques informed by a social psychological perspective. First, the effects of i…
Detecting Lies and Deceit: Pitfalls and Opportunities (Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law)
Individual differences and lying in everyday life
This study explores individuals' reported frequency of lying to strangers and close friends as a function of (i) type of lie told (self-centered, other-oriented or altruistic) and (ii) attachment style in social relationships. One hundred university students (average age = 23.09, SD = 5.36) completed self-report questionnaires. The close friend could be either a best friend (N = 52) or a romantic partner (N = 48). Results revealed that frequency …
Science versus Human Welfare? Understanding Attitudes toward Animal Use
Scientists have been portrayed as having an uncaring attitude toward the use of animals and being inclined to reject the possibility of animal mind ( Baldwin, 1993 ; Blumberg & Wasserman, 1995 ), yet there is little empirical research to support these claims. We examined why disparate attitudes toward animal use are held. Scientists, animal welfarists, and laypersons (N = 372) were compared on questionnaire responses that measured attitudes towar…
Human Rights, Animal Wrongs? Exploring Attitudes toward Animal Use and Possibilities for Change
Presented here are three research studies examining psychological characteristics underlying attitudes toward the use of nonhuman animals: beliefs and value systems; their comparative impact on opinions; and empathetic responses to humans and to animals. The first study demonstrated that the attitudes of laypeople are context dependent: different sets of beliefs underlie attitudes toward various types of animal use. Belief in the existence of alt…
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