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The Effects Of Ego Depletion And Deception On Thin-Slicing Accuracy, Jessica C. Lowe
The Effects Of Ego Depletion And Deception On Thin-Slicing Accuracy, Jessica C. Lowe
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This study was designed to examine the effects of ego depletion and deception on thin slicing. Experiment 1 examined whether participants could identify a video that contained a lie at an accuracy rate better-than-chance. Fifty-five percent of participants selected the deception video, which provided support that the videos were distinguishable. Experiment 2 assessed whether ego depletion and deception could decrease thin-slicing accuracy. The main effect of deception on deception accuracy was significant, such that participants in the deception condition had lower deception accuracy than participants in the no-deception condition. The main effect of depletion and the interaction of depletion and …