CFI Deception Detection & Credibility Assessment Flashcards
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Which verbal indicator is often associated with deception during a forensic interview?
Answer: Excessive use of qualifiers like 'I think' or 'I believe' when describing personal experiences
Excessive qualifiers reduce commitment to statements and can indicate uncertainty or an attempt to avoid direct lies.
The Cognitive Interview technique enhances memory retrieval by:
Answer: Reinstating the context of the event and encouraging multiple recall attempts
The Cognitive Interview uses mental reinstatement and multiple retrieval strategies to maximize accurate and complete recall.
When assessing credibility, a CFI should understand that stress during an interview:
Answer: Can be caused by both truthful and deceptive subjects and must be interpreted carefully
Stress responses can occur in both truthful and deceptive individuals, requiring careful comparison against established baseline behavior.
Reality Monitoring (RM) in credibility assessment focuses on:
Answer: Differences in memory characteristics between perceived and imagined events
Reality Monitoring assesses whether statements contain characteristics typical of actual memories versus fabricated or imagined accounts.
Which of the following is NOT a criterion in Criteria-Based Content Analysis (CBCA)?
Answer: Polygraph score
CBCA analyzes statement content criteria and does not include physiological measurements such as polygraph scores.
When a subject provides an alibi during a forensic interview, a CFI should:
Answer: Document the alibi and seek corroboration through independent investigation
Alibis should be documented and independently verified to determine their validity through corroborating sources.