Sex differences in beliefs about cues to deception.
Sex differences in beliefs among Japanese students about cues to deception were explored. 171 participants (91 women, 80 men) read a scenario in which a protagonist caused a fatal traffic accident and told a lie to avoid responsibility. Then participants rated how the protagonist's behaviors would change when lying. Women participants believed significantly more than men that a liar shows body cues (e.g., body touching, biting lips) associated with anxiety, and that a liar has unsuccessful impression management (e.g., fewer smiles, fewer facial expressions). Furthermore, the women's scores also indicated that a liar would increase the amount of information (e.g., longer response length, gestures) and show more nonfluent speech (e.g., speech disturbances, inconsistency of speech contents).
Sato
Taku
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Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University, Kawauchi, 27-1, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture 980-8576, Japan. takus@sal.tohoku.ac.jp
Nihei
Yoshiaki
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003463:Cues; D008192:Deception; D005260:Female; D005868:Gestures; D006801:Humans; D007698:Kinesis; D008014:Lie Detection / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D012737:Sex Factors; D012938:Social Perception; D013064:Speech Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires