Successful use of the forced choice test for detecting concealment of semantic memory in criminal and intelligence investigations.

ABSTRACT: The current study examined the validity of the forced choice test (FCT) in a forensic scenario when used to detect concealment of semantic memory (SM-FCT). We also compared the SM-FCT validity to the FCT validity in the more commonly investigated episodic memory scenario (EM-FCT). In simulating a scenario of investigating suspected members of a terror organization, 277 students were asked to deceptively deny being enrolled in a college in which they do actually study. Results indicated that the SM-FCT's validity level was within the range of the EM-FCTs' validity levels. Theoretically, the results support a cognitive-based explanation for the FCT operation mechanism. Practically, they imply that FCT can be used in criminal or intelligence investigations of suspected members of terrorist or

SUBMITTER: Ashkenazi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11192207 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature