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Autism Within the Investigative Interview : The Effect of Prior-Interview Procedural Information on Strategy Use
Künne, Roseanne (2024) Autism Within the Investigative Interview : The Effect of Prior-Interview Procedural Information on Strategy Use.
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| Abstract: | Investigative interviews are conducted daily, to gather credible information from victims, witnesses and suspects. While the behaviour, mannerisms and ways of thinking of autistic individuals is often different compared to neurotypicals, standard interviewing methods may not be optimal for eliciting accurate information from autistic interviewees. For autistic individuals it is beneficial if they have accurate expectations of the situation that they will walk into.This however, is not provided in the standard interviewing method. This study explores if and how procedural information given alongside legal rights before the investigative interview can affect the strategy that interviewees create before the investigative interview. A 2 (Procedural information vs No Procedural information) x 2 (Autistic vs Non-Autistic) between participants design was used. All participants are confronted with a border control interview. A total of 42 participants took part Pre-interview procedural information was provided next to the standard provided information to 21 participants, the remaining participants merely received the standard information. The results gained from this dataset through a thematic content analysis indicates that whether or not providing procedural information affects strategizing in innocent participants. The results of this study are in line with previous research on how innocent individuals strategise. It is likely that innocence versus being guilty is more determining that autism or prior interview procedural information in creating a strategy for the interview. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/102750 |
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