title: Psychopathy and deception detection.
abstract: Researchers have found that most people have difficulty detecting deception; however, certain individuals are able to consistently detect deception above the level of chance. This study examined whether psychopathic traits are related to deception detection. Undergraduate participants (n = 117) indicated whether individuals in video clips were lying or telling the truth and completed a measure of psychopathy. Overall, participants' performance was significantly greater than chance. Scores on the psychopathy measure were unrelated to participants' performance and their confidence on the lie detection task. Possible explanations for the findings are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1 V6.
authors.forename: Krystle
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Amy-May
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Leach
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D008192:Deception; D004192:Discrimination, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008014:Lie Detection / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D009633:Nonverbal Communication; D010555:Personality Inventory; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D014741:Video Recording; D055815:Young Adult