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  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Forensic Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Cognitively demanding interviews are proposed to enhance deception detection.
  • The effectiveness of these techniques for future intentions remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if cognitively demanding interviews improve the accuracy of detecting deception regarding future intentions.
  • To examine the impact of cognitive load on truth-tellers and liars when discussing future plans.

Main Methods:

  • Two experiments were conducted involving participants interviewed about their intentions.
  • Interviews varied in cognitive load (high: reverse order; low: sequential order).
  • Third-party observers assessed deception, and behavioral cues were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • High cognitive load interviews increased misidentification rates and the appearance of cognitive load in truth-tellers.
  • Liars discussing false intentions were not more accurately identified under high cognitive load.
  • Truth-tellers under high cognitive load exhibited more deceptive behaviors and fewer truth-telling behaviors.

Conclusions:

  • Certain cognitively demanding interview techniques may be counterproductive for detecting deception about future intentions.
  • Inducing excessive cognitive load can place truth-tellers at risk of misclassification.
  • The utility of high cognitive load interviews for assessing future intentions requires re-evaluation.