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TY - JOUR
T1 - A Psychometric Investigation into the Structure of Deception Strategy Use
AU - Hamlin, Iain
AU - Taylor, Paul
AU - Cross, Liam
AU - MacInnes, Katharina
AU - Van der Zee, Sophie
PY - 2022/6/30
Y1 - 2022/6/30
N2 - This paper uses a data-driven approach to identify the psychological factors that underlie the array of strategies that people use to hide their deceit. Two hundred and nine participants told two lies and two truths and then completed a self-report scale that elicited their experiences when deceiving. A factor analysis of responses produced four factors, three of which were strategic in nature: Nonverbal behaviour control, which relates to attempts to monitor and control nonverbal behaviour when lying; Detail, which relates to attempts to produce detailed, engaging lies; Cognitive difficulty, which relates to the cognitive difficulties experienced when lying and their strategic consequences; and Anxiety, which relates to the negative emotions experienced when deceiving. The results further our understanding of the psychological processes that underpin deception and suggest several potentially fruitful avenues for future research.
AB - This paper uses a data-driven approach to identify the psychological factors that underlie the array of strategies that people use to hide their deceit. Two hundred and nine participants told two lies and two truths and then completed a self-report scale that elicited their experiences when deceiving. A factor analysis of responses produced four factors, three of which were strategic in nature: Nonverbal behaviour control, which relates to attempts to monitor and control nonverbal behaviour when lying; Detail, which relates to attempts to produce detailed, engaging lies; Cognitive difficulty, which relates to the cognitive difficulties experienced when lying and their strategic consequences; and Anxiety, which relates to the negative emotions experienced when deceiving. The results further our understanding of the psychological processes that underpin deception and suggest several potentially fruitful avenues for future research.
KW - Deception
KW - Deception strategies
KW - Behaviour control
U2 - 10.1007/s11896-020-09380-4
DO - 10.1007/s11896-020-09380-4
M3 - Journal article
VL - 37
SP - 229
EP - 239
JO - Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
JF - Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
SN - 0882-0783
IS - 2
ER -