Mimicry and Investigative Interviewing: Using Deliberate Mimicry to Elicit Information and Cues to Deceit

摘要: We examined the effect of deliberate mimicry on eliciting (accurate) information and cues to deceit. Mimicry is considered facilitate cooperation compliance in truth tellers, whereas liars are constrained provide detail. therefore expected tellers be more detailed than liars, particularly after being mimicked. A total 165 participants told or lied about a meeting they attended. During interview, an interviewer mimicked half participants. Truth were but only ‘mimicry present’ condition. also gave accurate units difference was most pronounced as tool for deceit fits well with emerging ‘interviewing detect deception’ literature, ‘encouraging interviewees say more’ approach.