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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 545 |
| Pages (from-to) | 545- |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Frontiers in psychology |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 545 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Apr 2016 |
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Keywords
- Electrodermal activity
- lying
- operation
- HMI-IA: Intelligent Agents
- Deception
- Virtual Avatar
- Suspect Interview
- EWI-26949
- METIS-316936
- IR-100440
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Interviewing suspects with avatars: Avatars are more effective when perceived as human. / Ströfer, Sabine; Ufkes, Elze Gooitzen; Bruijnes, Merijn; Giebels, Ellen; Spence, E.H.; Noordzij, Matthijs Leendert.
In: Frontiers in psychology, Vol. 7, No. 545, 545, 21.04.2016, p. 545-.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Interviewing suspects with avatars: Avatars are more effective when perceived as human
AU - Ströfer, Sabine
AU - Ufkes, Elze Gooitzen
AU - Bruijnes, Merijn
AU - Giebels, Ellen
AU - Spence, E.H.
AU - Noordzij, Matthijs Leendert
N1 - Open access
PY - 2016/4/21
Y1 - 2016/4/21
N2 - It has been consistently demonstrated that deceivers generally can be discriminated from truth tellers by monitoring an increase in their physiological response. But is this still the case when deceivers interact with a virtual avatar? The present research investigated whether the mere "belief" that the virtual avatar is computer or human operated forms a crucial factor for eliciting physiological cues to deception. Participants were interviewed about a transgression they had been seduced to commit, by a human-like virtual avatar. In a between-subject design, participants either deceived or told the truth about this transgression. During the interviews, we measured the physiological responses assessing participants' electrodermal activity (EDA). In line with our hypothesis, EDA differences between deceivers and truth tellers only were significant for participants who believed they interacted with a human operated (compared to a computer operated) avatar. These results have theoretical as well as practical implications which we will discuss.
AB - It has been consistently demonstrated that deceivers generally can be discriminated from truth tellers by monitoring an increase in their physiological response. But is this still the case when deceivers interact with a virtual avatar? The present research investigated whether the mere "belief" that the virtual avatar is computer or human operated forms a crucial factor for eliciting physiological cues to deception. Participants were interviewed about a transgression they had been seduced to commit, by a human-like virtual avatar. In a between-subject design, participants either deceived or told the truth about this transgression. During the interviews, we measured the physiological responses assessing participants' electrodermal activity (EDA). In line with our hypothesis, EDA differences between deceivers and truth tellers only were significant for participants who believed they interacted with a human operated (compared to a computer operated) avatar. These results have theoretical as well as practical implications which we will discuss.
KW - Electrodermal activity
KW - lying
KW - operation
KW - HMI-IA: Intelligent Agents
KW - Deception
KW - Virtual Avatar
KW - Suspect Interview
KW - EWI-26949
KW - METIS-316936
KW - IR-100440
U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00545
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00545
M3 - Article
VL - 7
SP - 545-
JO - Frontiers in psychology
JF - Frontiers in psychology
SN - 1664-1078
IS - 545
M1 - 545
ER -