Detecting Deception

Training effects on judgment accuracy in a computer-mediated environment

“…However, according to Navarro and Schafer (2001), individuals trained in deception detection tend to lose their abilities over time if they do not practice what they have learned. Due to this suggestion, just-in-time training, or "training that occurs immediately before the target task takes place," (Biros et al, 2002:5) is likely to prove more effective than traditional training (Gilleard, 1996;Globerson and Korman, 2001;Lin and Su, 1998;Kester et al, 2001).…”

“…According to Zuckerman and Driver (1985), verbal behaviors associated with deception include: more negative statements, increased speech errors, more speech hesitations, and increased leveling (overgeneralizations). Conveying the truth up to a certain point and the use of stalling tactics, as well as the exclusion of negative aspects of the story and an unwavering desire to fill the silence of a room (Navarro and Schafer, 2001) (Henahan, 1999). The percentages of increased indicators ranged from 63% to 1733%, with the majority of percentages over 100%.…”