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  Psychological ScienceVolume 16 Issue 6, Pages 481 - 486 Published Online: 7 Jun 2005 © 2009 Association for Psychological Science
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 84K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Research Article Investigating True and False Confessions Within a Novel Experimental Paradigm Copyright Copyright © 2005 American Psychological Society Abstract—
Abstract—The primary goal of the current study was to develop a novel experimental paradigm with which to study the influence of psychologically based interrogation techniques on the likelihood of true and false confessions. The paradigm involves guilty and innocent participants being accused of intentionally breaking an experimental rule, or "cheating." In the first demonstration of this paradigm, we explored the influence of two common police interrogation tactics: minimization and an explicit offer of leniency, or a "deal." Results indicated that guilty persons were more likely to confess than innocent persons, and that the use of minimization and the offer of a deal increased the rate of both true and false confessions. Police investigators are encouraged to avoid interrogation techniques that imply or directly promise leniency, as they appear to reduce the diagnostic value of any confession that is elicited. (Received 6/2/04; Revision accepted 8/5/04) | 
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