Cyn assign week 4
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Problem Statement
Jamiah Riddick
Walden University
FPSY 6393; MS Psychology Capstone
Dr. Jackson
March 22, 2021
Lie detection is an important topic in psychology and law and it is among the areas that are used in psychology. It is not hard to identify the reason why it is essential to know if one is lying or telling the truth during police cases which involves court trials, criminal and intelligence interviews (Vicianova, 2015).
Today, the police are facing challenges associated with deception majorly in the identification of facts in crimes that have been conducted. There are little or no reliable methods to deception. Therefore, there are no techniques that can be used to differentiate the erroneous perspective as well as other forms of emotional expression. Therefore, this is a challenge mainly when one attempts to account for contextual factors and also motivational influences. There are a number of issues associated with the inability to differentiate between the genuine and deceptive information (Goswami, et al., 2016). In addition, there are limited studies on the issue of pertaining the available methods of detecting lies in forensic investigations. The main aim of the Capstone Project will be to identify the available methods that can be used to enhance lie detection in forensic psychology. We shall as well consider the elements that should be considered when developing a lie detector.
References
Goswami, H., Kakkar, A., Ansari, N., Lodha, A., & Pandya, A. (2016). The Deception Clues in Forensic Contexts: The Lie Detection Psychology. Journal of Forensic Psychology. DOI: 10.4172/2475-319X.1000113
Vicianova, M. (2015). Historical Techniques of Lie Detection. Europe’s Journal of Psychology, 11(3), 522-534. doi: 10.5964/ejop.v11i3.919