Experts close to perfect in determining truth in interrogations using active question methods

Saturday, August 16, 2014 - 05:01 in Psychology & Sociology

Determining deception is a tool of the trade for law enforcement. But prior research has shown that lie detecting is a 50/50 shot for experts and non-experts alike. So what exactly can we do to find out the truth? A recent study found that using active questioning of individuals yielded near-perfect results, 97.8 percent, in detecting deception.

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