Journal article
Studying Confessions: A Confederate-Free, Cheating-Based Laboratory Research Paradigm
Journal of forensic psychology research and practice, v ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp 1-29
06 Apr 2023
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Abstract
This study introduced a novel laboratory false confession paradigm to research on true and false confession. Participants were 91 undergraduates who were given the opportunity to cheat on a research task. All were ultimately accused of cheating. Of participants innocent of cheating, 17.9% confessed. Results suggest that the current paradigm complements existing paradigms. In addition, this paradigm has useful strengths. With appropriate modifications, it can be used to study rates of false confession among youth and allows for manipulation of paradigm-specific factors so that future research can study which of these factors lead to true confessions but minimize false confessions.
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- Title
- Studying Confessions: A Confederate-Free, Cheating-Based Laboratory Research Paradigm
- Creators
- Emily Haney-Caron - John Jay College of Criminal JusticeSydney Baker - John Jay College of Criminal JusticeDavid DeMatteo - Drexel UniversityNaomi E. S. Goldstein - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Journal of forensic psychology research and practice, v ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp 1-29
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); Thomas R. Kline School of Law
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000963084100001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85152470797
- Other Identifier
- 991020531872204721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Criminology & Penology
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary