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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

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