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TY - JOUR
T1 - Do not lie to me, or else
T2 - the effect of a turncoat warning and rapport building on perceptions of police interviewers
AU - Macdonald, Sarah
AU - Keeping, Zak
AU - Snook, Brent
AU - Luther, Kirk
N1 - The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11896-016-9219-4
PY - 2017/8
Y1 - 2017/8
N2 - The effects of warning witnesses about lying (i.e., turncoat warning) and rapport building on perceptions of police interviewers were examined across two experiments. In experiment 1, participants (N = 59) were asked to assume the role of a witness when reading four interview transcript excerpts and rate the police interviewer on an eight-item attitudinal scale. Interviewers who warned witnesses about lying were viewed less favorably than when no warning was administered. Interviewers who used rapport-building techniques were viewed more favorably than those who did not attempt to build rapport. There was also a moderating interaction, whereby the use of rapport-building techniques offset the lower attitudinal ratings associated with the administration of the warning. In experiment 2, participants (N = 46) were asked to assume the role of a third party observer when reading four interview transcript excerpts and rate the police interviewer on a ten-item attitudinal scale. Results of experiment 2 replicated the findings from experiment 1. The potential implications of starting an interview by warning a witness about lying are discussed.
AB - The effects of warning witnesses about lying (i.e., turncoat warning) and rapport building on perceptions of police interviewers were examined across two experiments. In experiment 1, participants (N = 59) were asked to assume the role of a witness when reading four interview transcript excerpts and rate the police interviewer on an eight-item attitudinal scale. Interviewers who warned witnesses about lying were viewed less favorably than when no warning was administered. Interviewers who used rapport-building techniques were viewed more favorably than those who did not attempt to build rapport. There was also a moderating interaction, whereby the use of rapport-building techniques offset the lower attitudinal ratings associated with the administration of the warning. In experiment 2, participants (N = 46) were asked to assume the role of a third party observer when reading four interview transcript excerpts and rate the police interviewer on a ten-item attitudinal scale. Results of experiment 2 replicated the findings from experiment 1. The potential implications of starting an interview by warning a witness about lying are discussed.
KW - Witness
KW - KGB warning
KW - Investigative interviewing
KW - Rapport building
KW - Turncoat warning
U2 - 10.1007/s11896-016-9219-4
DO - 10.1007/s11896-016-9219-4
M3 - Journal article
VL - 32
SP - 263
EP - 277
JO - Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
JF - Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology
SN - 0882-0783
IS - 3
ER -