FP Publications and received grants
Publications of the Forensic Psychology group
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Sauerland, M., Wiechert, S., Czarnojan, E., Deiman, E., Dorr, L., Broers, N. J., & Verschuere, B. (2025). Identification performance across the life span: Lineups and the reaction time-based Concealed Information Test. Cognition, 254, Article 105996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2024.105996More information about this publication
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Schell - Leugers, J., Vanderhallen, M., Bogaard, G., Maegherman, E., Gil Jung, L., Nieuwkamp, V., & Kassin, S. M. (2024). How Police Officers Experience Suspect Interviews: Beliefs and Practices in the Belgian Interview Room. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 39(4), 805-818. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11896-024-09654-1More information about this publication
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Merckelbach, H., & Dandachi-FitzGerald, B. (2024). The (Small) World of Validity Test Research According to Leonhard and Leonhard (2024): A Critique. PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY & LAW, 17(4), 439-449. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12207-024-09525-4More information about this publication
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Doss, M. K., Kloft, L., Mason, N. L., Mallaroni, P., Reckweg, J. T., van Oorsouw, K., Tupper, N., Otgaar, H., & Ramaekers, J. G. (2024). Ayahuasca enhances the formation of hippocampal-dependent episodic memory without impacting false memory susceptibility in experienced ayahuasca users: An observational study. Journal of Psychopharmacology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/02698811241301216More information about this publication
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Houben, S. T. L., Otgaar, H., Granhag, P.-A., af Hjelmsater, E. R., & Sauerland, M. (2024). Knowledge of legal professionals about age trends in false memory propensity: a vignette study. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 29687. Article 29687. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80835-yMore information about this publication
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ten Hoor, N. M., Smid, W. J., van Dooren, M., Matthijssen, W., de Vogel, V., & Hendriks, J. (2024). Cohort Study of Indecent Exposure in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2020: Incidents, Perpetrators, Victims, and Trends over Time. Archives of Sexual Behavior. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-024-03034-wMore information about this publication
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Otgaar, H., De Beuf, T. L. F., Sauerland, M., & Schincariol, A. (2024). Evaluating the validity of testimony: The role of the order of evidence. Forensic Science International: Synergy, 9, Article 100562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsisyn.2024.100562More information about this publication
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Mangiulli, I., Battista, F., Otgaar, H., Lanciano, T., Piro, A., Grassi, D., Novielli, N., Lanubile, F., & Curci, A. (2024). Orally retrieved negative autobiographical events are associated with increased heart rate as compared with fabricated ones. Memory & Cognition. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-024-01663-zMore information about this publication
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Riesthuis, P., & Otgaar, H. (2024). On the use of receiver operating characteristic area under the curve in eyewitness memory research. Legal and Criminological Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.12300More information about this publication
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Wolsink, L. N., Meijer, E. H., Smulders, F. T. Y., & Orthey, R. (2024). The concealed information test with a continuously moving stimulus. Psychophysiology, Article e14714. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14714More information about this publication
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Kohn Lukic, L. Z., Moeck, N., Verschuere, B., & Sauerland, M. (2024). Taylor Swift does not boost face recognition in reaction time-based Concealed Information Test: investigating target-familiarity effects. Psychological Research, 88(8), 2292-2302. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00426-024-02003-1More information about this publication
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Toglia, M. P., Otgaar, H., Altarriba, J., & Erickson, W. B. (2024). Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Advances in Understanding Adaptive Memory. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192882578.001.0001More information about this publication
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Dodier, O., Otgaar, H., & Mangiulli, I. (2024). Beyond Repressed Memory: Current Alternative Solutions to the Controversy. Topics in Cognitive Science, 16(4), 574-589. https://doi.org/10.1111/tops.12754More information about this publication
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Jelicic, M. (2024). Dissociative Amnesia? It Might be Organic Memory Loss! Topics in Cognitive Science, 16(4), 770-776. https://doi.org/10.1111/tops.12640More information about this publication
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Deferme, D., Otgaar, H., Dodier, O., Koerner, A., Mangiulli, I., Merckelbach, H., Sauerland, M., Panzavolta, M., & Loftus, E. F. (2024). Repressed Memories (of Sexual Abuse Against Minors) and Statutes of Limitations in Europe: Status Quo and Possible Alternatives. Topics in Cognitive Science, 16(4), 630-643. https://doi.org/10.1111/tops.12715More information about this publication
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Schincariol, A., Orrù, G., Otgaar, H., Sartori, G., & Scarpazza, C. (2024). Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence: an umbrella review. Psychological Medicine, 1-14. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291724002319More information about this publication
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Serno, C., Bouman, Y. H. A., Hoed, J. J. D., Kip, H., & de Ruiter, C. (2024). Exploring Therapists’ Perspectives on Acute Dynamic Risk Factors in Intimate Partner Violence by Family-Only Perpetrators: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Family Violence. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-024-00749-1More information about this publication
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Dandachi-FitzGerald, B., Peters, M. J. V., Merten, T., Roor, J. J., Ponds, R. W. H. M., & Merckelbach, H. (2024). How Psychologists Communicate about Symptom and Performance Validity Testing in Their Reports: Room for Improvement. PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY & LAW. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12207-024-09519-2More information about this publication
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König, L. M., Altenmueller, M. S., Fick, J., Crusius, J., Genschow, O., & Sauerland, M. (2024). How to Communicate Science to the Public? Recommendations for Effective Written Communication Derived From a Systematic Review. Zeitschrift für Psychologie. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000572More information about this publication
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Bucken, C. A., Mangiulli, I., Erens, B., de Ruiter, C., & Otgaar, H. (2024). Similar rates of denial in NICHD and control interviews with alleged child abuse victims in the Netherlands. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 29(2), 166-180. https://doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.12261More information about this publication
Intuïtie maakt meer kapot dan je lief is (by Harald Merckelbach)
We zijn moraalridders. We nemen elkaar de godganse dag de maat. We hebben minder dan een seconde nodig om de een aardig en de ander een schurk te vinden. En daar maken we onze medemens vervolgens ruimhartig deelgenoot van, bij de koffiemachine of op Twitter. Dat schept een band. Maar met die intuïties van ons slaan we voortdurend de plank mis. Vooral in de rechtszaal kan dat dan verkeerd uitpakken. Intuïtie maakt meer kapot dan je lief is laat zien wat er dan gebeurt. Het gaat over boeven die er reuze sympathiek uitzien en daarom de dans ontspringen. Over onschuldige burgers die we een misdaad in de schoenen proberen te schuiven. En over verstandige politiemensen, officieren van justitie, rechters en getuigen-deskundigen die toch miskleunen. Wat moeten we dan wel doen? Het korte antwoord: onze intuïtie hevig wantrouwen en zo lang mogelijk buiten de deur houden. Het langere antwoord, geïllustreerd aan de hand van luchtige, hilarische, maar ook tragische voorbeelden, is dit boek. Harald Merckelbach (1959) is hoogleraar rechtspsychologie aan de Universiteit Maastricht. Hij schrijft wetenschapscolumns voor NRC Handelsblad. Hij trad vaak op als getuige-deskundige in strafzaken.
Routes van het Recht - Over de rechtspsychologie (by Peter van Koppen, Jan de Keijser, Robert Horselenberg, Marko Jelicic)
De rechtspsychologie gaat over het gedrag van mensen in het recht. Over getuigen en hoe zij worden ondervraagd. Over rechters en hoe zij beslissen. Over politiemensen en hoe zij misdrijven proberen op te lossen. Over verdachten en over hoe en waarom zij misdrijven plegen. In Routes van het Recht wordt die psychologie van het recht, en nog veel meer, uiteengezet aan de hand van de kennis die in het vakgebied in de afgelopen honderd jaar is verzameld.
Zonder onnodig juridisch en psychologisch jargon worden vragen over herkenningen, leugendetectie, forensisch-psychologische tests, rechterlijke dwalingen en verhoren van kinderen, volwassenen en verdachten beantwoord. Het is een bijzonder naslagwerk en uitstekend geschikt als cursusmateriaal.
Finding the Truth in the Courtroom (Henry Otgaar & Mark L. Howe)
Finding the Truth in the Courtroom combines the science behind deception and memory and their relation in court. Testimonies are oftentimes the most important piece of evidence in legal cases. Hence, this book shows how such testimonies can be riddled with deception and/or memory errors, how to detect them, and what you can against them.
Forensic Psychological Assessment in Practice (by Corine de Ruiter & Nancy Kaser Boyd)
Forensic Psychological Assessment in Practice: Case Studies presents a set of forensic criminal cases as examples of a scientist-practitioner model for forensic psychological assessment. The cases involve a number of forensic issues, such as criminal responsibility, violence risk assessment, treatment planning, and referral to long term forensic care. Likewise, different types of offenses are covered, for example, sexual offending, arson, homicide, robbery and domestic violence. The authors address a variety of mental disorders including psychosis, posttraumatic stress disorder, psychopathy and other personality disorders. The book will be useful for novice and experienced forensic psychologists and psychiatrists who are looking for case studies that integrate the most recent empirical evidence with psychological test findings.
Memory Detection: Theory and application of the concealed information test (by Bruno Verschuere, Gershon Ben-Shakhar & Ewout Meijer)
Traditional techniques for detecting deception, such as the lie-detector test (or polygraph), are based upon the idea that lying is associated with stress. However, it is possible that people telling the truth will experience stress, whereas not all liars will. Because of this, the validity of such methods is questionable. As an alternative, a knowledge-based approach known as the Concealed Information Test has been developed which investigates whether the examinee recognizes secret information - for example a crime suspect recognizing critical crime details that only the culprit could know. The Concealed Information Test has been supported by decades of research, and is used widely in Japan. This is the first book to focus on this exciting approach and will be of interest to law enforcement agencies and academics and professionals in psychology, criminology, policing and law.