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RESEARCH PRODUCT

When Do False Accusations Lead to False Confessions? Preliminary Evidence for a Potentially Overlooked Alternative Explanation

Benjamin StrobelSilvia Gubi-kelmSimon OhligTuule GroligAlexander F. Schmidt

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Individual risk factorsSituational ethicsPsychologyConfessionSocial psychologyApplied PsychologyFalse accusationPathology and Forensic Medicine

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ABSTRACTIn the present study, we have taken a novel approach in confession research to investigate and compare situational as well as individual risk factors among false confessors and true deniers...

https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2020.1714388