Othello's error again: application of the source monitoring model in the assessment of testimony credibility and the influence of emotional stress

Othello's error again: Application of the source monitoring model in the assessment of testimony credibility and the influence of emotional stress. Two experiments, in which 240 individuals, matched in sex, were interviewed by 8 psychologists and 10 police officers, were carried out to check wh...

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Published in:Psicothema 2010-02, Vol.22 (1), p.125-130
Main Authors: Bembibre Serrano, Judit, Higueras Cortés, Lorenzo
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Criminal Psychology
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Recall
Models, Psychological
Stress, Psychological
Young Adult
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Summary:Othello's error again: Application of the source monitoring model in the assessment of testimony credibility and the influence of emotional stress. Two experiments, in which 240 individuals, matched in sex, were interviewed by 8 psychologists and 10 police officers, were carried out to check whether the categories of the source monitoring model help to distinguish between a true and a false testimony. In the first experiment, lies were meant to exonerate a criminal (a rapist) and, in the second one, the goal was to accuse an innocent person, a condition not described in the literature about the application of the model. In both cases, we assessed the emotional state of the interviewees using the Spanish version of the Profile of Moods States (POMS). The results suggest that this model is more effective when the person who has been instructed to lie is subjected to a stressful emotional situation, that is, when a lie wrongly blames criminal actions on an innocent person. The forensic importance of these results is discussed.
ISSN:0214-9915