Sheffield Lie Test (SLT)
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Sheffield Lie Test
A response time based paradigm to study deception based upon the assumption that lying elicits longer RTs than truth-telling. The script is based on Bagnall et al (2024) procedure.
References
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Spence, S. A., Farrow, T. F., Herford, A. E., Wilkinson, I. D., Zheng, Y., & Woodruff, P. W. (2001). Behavioural and functional anatomical correlates of deception in humans. Neuroreport, 12(13), 2849-2853.
Debey, E., Verschuere, B., & Crombez, G. (2012). Lying and executive control: An experimental investigation using ego depletion and goal neglect. Acta Psychologica, 140(2), 133–141. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2012.03.004
Debey, E., Ridderinkhof, R. K., De Houwer, J., De Schryver, M., & Verschuere, B. (2015). Suppressing the truth as a mechanism of deception: Delta plots reveal the role of response inhibition in lying. Consciousness and Cognition, 37, 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2015.09.005
Verschuere, B., & In T Hout, W. (2016). Psychopathic Traits and Their Relationship with the Cognitive Costs and Compulsive Nature of Lying in Offenders. PloS One, 11(7), e0158595–e0158595. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158595
Bagnall, R., Russell, A., Brosnan, M., & Maras, K. (2024). Autistic adults’ inclination to lie in everyday situations. Autism : The International Journal of Research and Practice, 28(3), 718–731. https://doi.org/10.1177/13623613231183911