TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Seeing through crocodile tears? Sex-specific associations between the Dark Triad traits and lie detection accuracy
JO  - Personality and individual differences
A1  - Lyons, Minna
A1  - Croft, Amanda
A1  - Fairhurst, Sian
A1  - Varley, Katie
A1  - Wilson, Clarissa
SP  - 1
EP  - 4
VL  - 113
IS  - 
N2  - Although overall people are poor at lie detection, the accuracy depends on the situation (e.g., high versus low stakes), as well as the characteristics of the person detecting the lie. In an on-line experiment (N = 347), we explored the relationship between the Dark Triad (i.e., Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy), and accuracy in detecting lies in high-stakes, emotional TV appeals. The participants filled in a 27-item Dark Triad measure, and watched 20 video-clips of people appealing to find a missing person, half of whom had murdered the person they were appealing to find. In both cross-correlational and regression analyses, Machiavellianism had a significant positive relationship with accuracy in women, and narcissism had a significant negative relationship with accuracy in men. Our results suggest that the Dark Triad is a relevant individual difference affecting lie detection, but it has different correlates for men and women. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0191-8869
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.03.008
ID  - ref1
ER  -