Scientific Content Analysis (SCAN) cannot distinguish between truthful and fabricated accounts of a negative event

Frontiers in Psychology

Ewout H Meijer¹  Harald eMerckelbach¹  Glynis eBogaard¹  Aldert eVrij² 

[1] Maastricht University;University of Portsmouth;

关键词: Lie Detection;    scan;    verbal cues;    deception detection;    Scientific Content Analysis;    verbal credibility assessment;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00243

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The Scientific Content Analysis (SCAN) is a verbal veracity assessment method that is currently used worldwide by investigative authorities. Yet, research investigating the accuracy of SCAN is scarce. The present study tested whether SCAN was able to accurately discriminate between true and fabricated statements. To this end, 117 participants were asked to write down one true and one fabricated statement about a recent negative event that happened in their lives. All statements were analyzed using 11 criteria derived from SCAN. Results indicated that SCAN was not able to correctly classify true and fabricated statements. Lacking empirical support, the application of SCAN in its current form should be discouraged.

【 授权许可】

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