The Link between False Confessions, Suggestibility, and Compliance: A Review Using Experimental and Field Studies

Henry Otgaar; Jennifer Maria Schell - Leugers; Mark L. Howe; Alejandra de la Fuente Vilar; Sanne T.L. Houben; Harald Merckelbach

doi:10.22215/apb.v1i3.5149

The Link between False Confessions, Suggestibility, and Compliance: A Review Using Experimental and Field Studies

Henry Otgaar^*
, Jennifer Maria Schell - Leugers
, Mark L. Howe
, Alejandra de la Fuente Vilar
, Sanne T.L. Houben
, Harald Merckelbach

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	50-52
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Police Briefings
Volume	2
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.22215/apb.v1i3.5149
Publication status	Published - 2025

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The link between suggestibility, compliance, and false confessions: A review using experimental and field studies
Otgaar, H., Schell-Leugers, J. M., Howe, M. L., Vilar, A. D. L. F., Houben, S. T. L. & Merckelbach, H., Mar 2021, In: Applied Cognitive Psychology. 35, 2, p. 445-455 11 p.
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The link between suggestibility, compliance, and false confessions: A review using experimental and field studies

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