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  2. 1. Deception detection: Criminals’ beliefs and performance

    Author : Maria Hartwig; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; : Deception detection; criminals; cues to deception; feedback hypothesis;

    Abstract : This thesis examines criminals’ beliefs about cues to deception (Study I), and their ability to distinguish between truthful and deceptive statements (Study II). The rationale for studying this group is that there may be reason to believe that criminals inhabit a more beneficial environment for gaining insights into the psychology of deception. READ MORE

  4. 2. (In)Consistencies as Cues to Deception

    Author : Haneen Deeb; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; deception detection; consistency;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to examine statement consistency types (between-statement consistency, within-statement consistency, within-group consistency, and statement-evidence consistency) within various contexts of deception. In Study I (N = 150), between-statement consistency was examined when question format was changed across two interviews. READ MORE

  5. 3. A Different Kind of Ignorance : Self-Deception as Flight from Self-Knowledge

    Author : Elinor Hållén; Sharon Rider; Martin Gustafsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; self-deception; self-knowledge; anxiety; rationality; intentionality; psychoanalysis; Freud; Davidson; Gardner; Lear; Philosophy subjects; Filosofiämnen;

    Abstract : In this dissertation I direct critique at a conception of self-deception prevalent in analytical philosophy, where self-deception is seen as a rational form of irrationality in which the self-deceiver strategically deceives himself on the basis of having judged that this is the best thing to do or, in order to achieve something advantageous. In Chapter One, I criticize the conception of self-deception as analogous to deceiving someone else, the so-called “standard approach to self-deception”. READ MORE

  6. 4. Deception Detection and Suspect´s Counter-Interrogation Strategies

    Author : Franziska Clemens; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; deception detection; interview techniques; strategic use of evidence; counter-interrogation tactics; degree of suspicion; criminal experience; guilty suspects;

    Abstract : Degree of Licentiate in Psychology Abstract Clemens, F. (2010). Deception Detection and Suspects' Counter-Interrogation Strategies. Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden In legal settings correct discriminations between truthful and deceptive statements are of major importance. READ MORE

  7. 5. True and False Intentions: A Mental Representational Approach

    Author : Sofia Calderon; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; deception; true and false intentions; construal level theory; mental representation; abstraction; action identification theory;

    Abstract : The study of true and false intentions is a specific case of deception-detection research. The focus is on how to discriminate between lies and truths about future behavior, as opposed to previous deception research that focused almost exclusively on past behavior. READ MORE