Huffman et al., (1999)

Huffman et al., (1999)

1. 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

2. Extended TLD

   • Intentions
   • Consequences of lying
   • Truth-Importance
   • More accurate than No/Std TLD
     • Rapport - Spent more time?
     • Focus on neg. consequences
     • No increase in caution or omission
   • Promise to tell the truth
   • Uses open ended Q's

3. Standard TLD

   • Facts/Non-fact
     • If I said my jumper was....
   • T&L- Good/Bad
     • If I told a lie would that be....
   • Asks Children to tell the truth
   • Uses closed Q. procedure

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

5. Discussing Truth and Lies in Interviews