Aldert Vrij

Detecting Lies and Deceit

Pitfalls and Opportunities

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Produktbeschreibung

The Second Edition of Detecting Lies and Deceit provides an updated and detailed review of current literature along with guidelines for best practice in detecting deception. All chapters have been revised and updated, taking into account new research in the field.

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Why do people lie? Do gender and personality differences affect how people lie? How can lies be detected?

Detecting Lies and Deceit provides the most comprehensive review of deception to date. This revised edition provides an up-to-date account of deception research and discusses the working and efficacy of the most commonly used lie detection tools, including:
_ Behaviour Analysis Interview
_ Statement Validity Assessment
_ Reality Monitoring
_ Scientific Content Analysis
_ Several different polygraph tests
_ Voice Stress Analysis
_ Thermal Imaging
_ EEG-P300
_ Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

All three aspects of deception are covered: nonverbal cues, speech and written statement analysis and (neuro)physiological responses. The most common errors in lie detection are discussed and practical guidelines are provided to help professionals improve their lie detection skills.

Detecting Lies and Deceit is a must-have resource for students, academics and professionals in psychology, criminology, policing and law.

Published in the Wiley Series in the Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law
Seried Editors:
Professor Graham Davies and Professor Ray Bull, University of Leicester, UK

Produktdetails

• Wiley Series in the Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 2. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 504
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 835g
• ISBN-13: 9780470516249
• ISBN-10: 0470516240
• Artikelnr.: 23163021

Autorenporträt

Aldert Vrij is a Professor of Applied Social Psychology in the Department of Psychology the University of Portsmouth (UK). He has Published more than 300 articles and book chapters to date, mainly on the subjects of nonverbal and verbal cues to deception and lie detection. He also advises the police about conducting interviews with suspects, acts as an Expert Witness in court, and gives invited talks and workshops on lie detection to practitioners and scholars across the world. he is at present Editor of Legal and Criminological Psychology, a forensic journal published by the British Psychological Society.

Inhaltsangabe

About the Author Series Preface Preface Acknowledgements 1 Introduction 2
Lying: A Selfish Act and a Social Lubricant 3 Nonverbal Behaviour and
Deception 4 Individual Verbal Cues to Deception 5 Beliefs about Nonverbal
and Verbal Cues to Deception 6 Lie Detection Without Using Specialised
Tools 7 The Behaviour Analysis Interview >8 Statement Validity Assessment 9
Reality Monitoring 10 Scientific Content Analysis 11 Physiological Lie
Detection: The Concern Approach 12 Physiological Lie Detection: The
Orienting Reflex Approach 13 Physiological Lie Detection: Functional
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) 14 Pitfalls: Why People Fail to Catch
Liars 15 Opportunities: How People Can Improve Their Lie Detection Skills
Epilogue References Index