PSYC 3310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Multiple Choice, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Ground Truth
24 Jan 2017
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In the end, the jury must decide whether it believes the witness"s story, in whole or in part. That determination turns not only upon such factors as the assessment of the significance of any alleged inconsistencies or motives for concoction but on the demeanour of the witness and the common sense of the jury . Beverley mclachlin, supreme court justice (r. v. fran ois, 1994, p. 13) Mickey flipping his coin, we have just over little chance. The thought: police officers are better at detecting liars as they have training and practice. Participants: 60 police officers, 60 members of the public. Participants believed liars squirm, fidget, stutter, avert gaze. Inconsistent details ie. story not making sense. Speech disturbances ie. stuttering (but can be anxiety) Make corrections in account ie. fact checking their story. Do not tend to fair better than the general public when picking out a liar. Depaul & pfeifer 1996 experienced police 52%
