Credible accounts

What they are and how to obtain them

Authors

  • Ray Bull University of Leicester

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/lhs.36990

Keywords:

credibility, cues, cross-examination, good questioning, United Nations

Abstract

This article examines research on cues to credibility, especially those within the content of what people say. It focuses both on valid cues and on the false beliefs that many people share about cues to truth/lies. Mention is made that liars try to appear truthful, and that some lawyers/advocates when cross-examining people try to make them seem like liars. What constitutes the good investigative questioning of people is then described, as is a recent recommendation of the United Nations.

Author Biography

  • Ray Bull, University of Leicester

    Ray Bull is Professor of Criminal Investigation, University of Derby, UK; Emeritus Professor of Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester, UK; Visiting Professor, University of Political Science and Law, Beijing; and Past President of the European Association of Psychology and Law.

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Published

2019-04-24

How to Cite

Bull, R. (2019). Credible accounts: What they are and how to obtain them. Linguistics and the Human Sciences, 12(2-3), 166-176. https://doi.org/10.1558/lhs.36990

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