Table 2.
Truth tellers |
Liars |
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Sequential |
Reverse |
Sequential |
Reverse |
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M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
Cognitive load | ||||||||
Overall, how easy or difficult did you find the interview? | 2.20 | 1.10 | 3.75 | 2.06 | 3.40 | 1.82 | 3.60 | 1.14 |
Convincing | ||||||||
How convincing do you think you were during the interview? | 4.80 | 1.92 | 3.50 | 1.73 | 4.20 | 1.10 | 4.80 | 2.39 |
Nervousness | ||||||||
How nervous did you feel during the interview? | 3.20 | 1.48 | 5.00 | 1.41 | 4.80 | 2.17 | 4.80 | 1.79 |
Mental imagery | ||||||||
Please rate how easy or difficult it was for you to answer the following question during the interview: “Did you, at any point during your planning, evoke a mental image of the future event?” | 3.20 | 0.84 | 3.75 | 0.96 | 4.80 | 1.64 | 4.00 | 1.58 |
To what extent did you form a mental image of your errand during the planning phase?* | 5.60 | 1.14 | 5.25 | 1.71 | 4.60 | 0.89 | 6.25 | 0.96 |
To what extent was your mental image characterized by…* | ||||||||
Visual information? | 5.80 | 0.84 | 5.75 | 0.96 | 5.60 | 0.89 | 6.00 | 1.41 |
Auditory information? | 3.40 | 2.07 | 2.00 | 0.82 | 3.00 | 1.41 | 5.00 | 1.63 |
Smell? | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.40 | 0.55 | 2.00 | 1.15 |
Taste? | 2.20 | 2.68 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 1.40 | 0.55 | 1.75 | 0.96 |
To what extent was your mental image characterized by clarity with respect to…* | ||||||||
Where objects were located in your mental image? | 6.20 | 0.84 | 5.00 | 1.41 | 5.20 | 0.84 | 4.50 | 2.65 |
Where people were located in your mental image? | 4.40 | 1.82 | 2.75 | 1.50 | 4.60 | 2.07 | 6.00 | 0.82 |
The following of one event after another in time? | 5.00 | 1.00 | 4.25 | 0.96 | 4.40 | 1.82 | 5.50 | 1.29 |
To sum up your experience during planning phase how clearly did you imagine yourself doing the future event? | 5.80 | 1.64 | 4.75 | 1.50 | 4.20 | 1.48 | 4.75 | 2.22 |
*Liars were asked to describe their cover story; truth tellers were asked to describe their intention.
*One truth-teller in the sequential order condition did not respond to the mental imagery questions.