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January 25, 2026PLoS ONEOpen Access

I Told You So! Verbal cue beliefs are associated with truth detection, but not lie detection

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GBGlynis BogaardMaastricht UniversitySFSarah Elizabeth FiewegerUniversity of LancashireEMEwout MeijerMaastricht University

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Implication

Finds a positive correlation between cue beliefs and truth recognition, suggesting implication for communication skills.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore the relationship between beliefs about verbal deception cues and truth/lie detection capabilities.
  • Participants listed beliefs about verbal deception cues.
  • Judgment of credibility for truthful and deceptive statements in three modalities: audio-only, transcript, audio-visual.
  • Continuous credibility ratings and binary truth/lie judgments were collected for analysis.
  • A significant positive correlation was found between accurate verbal cue beliefs and credibility ratings for truthful statements.
  • A small association was noted between accurate cue beliefs and truth discrimination accuracy.
  • Modality of presentation did not significantly impact truth/lie discrimination or credibility judgments.

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Bogaard et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6975b2c8feba4585c2d6e51fhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0339531
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