Citation

Hong HG, Kim HS, Ji HK, Kim KP, Lee J, Jung SH, Hyun MH. J. Forensic Sci. 2018; 63(3): 766-770.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Chung-Ang University, Heukseok, Seoul, 06911, Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/1556-4029.13600

PMID

28766714

Abstract

This study was designed to investigate differences in psychophysiological responses among individuals with psychopathic tendencies. A total 40 students were participated and were divided into two groups based on Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (LSRP) scores: a high psychopathic tendency group selected from the top 5% of LSRP scores, and a low psychopathic tendency group selected from the bottom 5% of LSRP scores. All participants were instructed to perform a mock crime and complete the concealed information test (CIT).

RESULTS indicate that significant differences between crime-relevant questions and irrelevant questions were observed for respiration line length and skin conductance response in both groups, but heart rate did not significantly differ between groups. There were no differences in psychophysiological responses between the groups. In conclusion, CIT was found to be an effective method for detecting crime-relevant information in individuals with psychopathic tendencies.

© 2017 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

Language: en

Keywords

concealed information test; crime-related questions; forensic science; psychopathy; psychophysiological response