Previous research suggests that an eyewitness credibility bias can arise when mock jurors
are informed of a child's disability diagnosis. The aim of the present study was to examine …

Detecting Malingering and Deception: Forensic Distortion Analysis (FDA-5), Third Edition
maintains the tradition of the prior two editions, following the Forensic Distortion Analysis …

The Decision component of the Activation-Decision-Construction-Action-Theory (ADCAT)
utilizes a cost-benefit formula to explain the cognitive, motivational and social processes …

Previous research has examined young and middle-aged adults' perceptions of child
witnesses; however, no research to date has examined how potential older adult jurors may …

Adults' ability to accurately evaluate children's statements can have far-reaching
consequences within the legal system. This study examined the evaluations of police …

Adults' perceptions of children's disclosures have important implications for the response to
that disclosure. Children who experience adult transgressions, such as maltreatment, often …

Concealment (ie, omitting information without saying anything untrue) has received little
empirical attention relative to falsification (ie, false statements). This study examined free …

The present research examined how contextual/coaching information and interview format
influenced adults' ability to detect children's lies. Participants viewed a series of child …

The present research examined how contextual/coaching information and interview format
influenced adults' ability to detect children's lies. Participants viewed a series of child …

With age, children become increasingly likely to make initial disclosures of transgressions,
such as maltreatment, to peers. The present study examined adults' credibility evaluations of …