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Interoceptive Accuracy Enhances Deception Detection in Older Adults
Amber Heemskerk1,2, Tian Lin1, Didem Pehlivanoglu1
1Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.
Summary
Older adults with better interoceptive accuracy (awareness of bodily signals) showed improved deception detection, suggesting it may protect against fraud. This study examined interoceptive accuracy
Area of Science:
- Cognitive psychology
- Neuroscience of aging
- Cybersecurity and human factors
Background:
- Older adults are particularly susceptible to fraud due to difficulties in deception detection.
- Interoception, or the awareness of internal bodily signals, influences deception detection but its role in aging is unexplored.
- Understanding factors that affect older adults' vulnerability to deception is crucial for developing targeted interventions.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between interoceptive accuracy and deception detection in younger and older adults.
- To assess how interoceptive accuracy impacts the ability to detect interpersonal lies and online phishing scams.
- To determine if interoceptive accuracy serves as a protective factor against fraud in older populations.
Main Methods:
- Participants (younger: 18-34 years; older: 53-82 years) completed a heartbeat detection task to measure interoceptive accuracy.
- Deception detection was evaluated using two tasks: judging the veracity of individuals in videos and identifying deceptive phishing emails.
- Multilevel logistic regression models were employed to analyze the effects of interoceptive accuracy on deception detection across age groups.
Main Results:
- In older adults, higher interoceptive accuracy correlated with enhanced ability to detect both deceptive individuals and phishing emails.
- This association between interoceptive accuracy and improved deception detection was not observed in younger adults.
- Findings indicate a specific link between bodily awareness and deception detection capabilities in the aging population.
Conclusions:
- Interoceptive accuracy is significantly associated with improved lie and phishing detection among older adults.
- Interoceptive accuracy emerges as a potential protective factor against fraud susceptibility by enhancing deception detection.
- Interoceptive accuracy should be considered in the development of interventions aimed at preventing fraud in older adults.
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