Increasing the ERP signal in the detection of guilty knowledge |
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Authors: | Theron E Parsons Michael Surrette Richard L Marsh |
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Institution: | (1) University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Wisconsin, USA;(2) University of Georgia, Georgia, USA |
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Abstract: | The N400 and P300, two event-related potentials (ERPs), were tested using a modified Guilty Knowledge Test for their effectiveness
in discriminating people possessing guilty knowledge from those who did not. In the study phase, participants read different
passages that detailed either a crime in a specific location (Guilty), some location, without a crime (Innocent but Knowledgeable)
or an unrelated location without a crime (Naive). During EEG collection, participants viewed context phrases, some of which
were relevant to the crime scene, and test words that were either congruent or incongruent to the context phrases. In Experiment
1, both Guilty and Innocent but Knowledgeable participants were originally classified as guilty because both produced large
P300 amplitudes to the crimerelevant stimuli. However, few Innocent but Knowledgeable participants produced significant N400
amplitudes and thus were rejected as guilty in the final analysis.
In Experiment 2, participants were assigned to either the Guilty or Innocent but Knowledgeable condition. Seventy-two hours
after reading the appropriate passage, participants were divided into two groups: those reminded of the passage read earlier
and those who were not. There was not effect of reminding Guilty participants on the discrimination but a strong effect on
the Innocent but Knowledgeable participants suggesting a possible technique for discriminating guilty knowledge from other
knowledge formats. |
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