Huffman et al., (1999) - created from Mind Map

Two Studies examined discussion of truth and lying during interviews with children Study 1 - truth/lie discussions analysed from 132 sexual abuse interviews Study 2 - comparison TLDs from S1 to No/Elaborate discussion

Extended TLD Intentions Consequences Truth-Importance More accurate than No/Std TLD No increase in caution or omission Rapport - Spent more time? Focus on neg. consequences

Standard TLD Facts/Non-fact T&L- Good/Bad If I said my jumper was.... If I told a lie would that be....

Result - truth/lie disc. only effective if more elaborate than those typically used

Discussing Truth and Lies in Interviews

Huffman et al., (1999)