,participants observed a suspect confessing during a police interview.The results indicated that participants were more likely to perceive the confession as genuine when they viewed the confession

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Participants were more likely to perceive the confession as genuine when they viewed it through a camera focused on the suspect. This suggests that the proximity and focus on the suspect's behavior played a role in their perception of the confession's authenticity. Viewing through a two-way mirror or a camera focused on the detective may have created more distance and less focus on the suspect's behavior, leading to less perceived genuineness of the confession. Viewing the confession live may have also been effective, but this was not specifically tested in the study.

,Participants Observed a Suspect Confessing During a Police Interview