Table 4.
Average perceived importance to adjudicators of credibility indicators, presented as Mean (sd) 101
| Perceived Importance to Adjudicators of Credibility Indicators | ||
|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Mental Health Evaluators | Legal Professionals |
| Emotional/Behavioral Congruence with Personal Story | 4 (0.78) | 4.19 (0.86) |
| Consistency with Psychological/Neurocognitive Models of Trauma | 2.96 (1.17) | 3.2 (1.38) |
| Consistency with Testimony by Family or Other Witnesses | 4.17 (0.65) | 4.45 (0.64) |
| Factual Consistency in Personal Story | 4.72 (0.46) | 4.79 (0.44) |
| Temporal Consistency in Sequence of Events | 4.44 (0.77) | 4.58 (0.58) |
| Validity Scales | 3.35 (1.39) | 2.96 (1.43) |
| Effort Testing | 3 (1.54) | 2.7 (1.34) |
| Sufficiency of Detail and Specificity | 4.42 (0.7) | 4.6 (0.63) |
| Plausibility | 4.72 (0.46) | 4.66 (0.53) |
| Consistency across Inerviews/Declarations/etc. | 4.88 (0.33) | 4.84 (0.4) |
| Demeanor | 4.21 (0.72) | 4.16 (0.85) |
| Consistency with Corroborating Evidence | 4.54 (0.58) | 4.68 (0.58) |
| Availability of Collateral/Corroborating Evidence | 4.33 (0.92) | 4.13 (0.91) |