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detection of deception: use of evidence in  

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  • The paradigmatic finding from research on deception detection is that people are poor at discriminating between liars and truth tellers. This entry shows, however, that deception detection performance can be significantly improved if the investigator is allowed to interview the suspect, is given background information about the case and the suspect, and knows how to strategically use this background information (evidence) when conducting the interview. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Detection of Deception: Use of Evidence in]

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