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False suspicion and the misperception of deceit
Author(s) -
Bond Charles F.,
Fahey William E.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
british journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.855
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 2044-8309
pISSN - 0144-6665
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1987.tb00759.x
Subject(s) - psychology , lying , social psychology , perception , deception , truth telling , lie detection , cognitive psychology , psychoanalysis , medicine , neuroscience , radiology
Truth tellers may look dishonest when suspected of lying; if so, perceivers should be vulnerable to mistakes in recognizing the truth. In an experiment we find evidence of this error in truth detection. The error reflects a seeming confirmation of false accusations and is not merely a perceptual distortion. Affective and motivational explanations for the error are considered.