Is the uncertain self good at detecting lies? The influence of personal uncertainty on deception detection

Five experiments (total number of judging participants = 1309, four different kinds stimulus materials with a total 464 messages, judgements 19,634) investigated the influence personal uncertainty on process lie detection in social relationships. Building and extending basic assumptions management models, we reasoned that about themselves motivates people to evaluate quality their A crucial aspect relationships other is truthfulness which they communicate verbally you anyone else. We proposed if these are valid, reminding uncertainties should lead them use valid verbal cues veracity more. This enhanced usage result better accuracy deception detection. An internal meta-analysis five reveals only small, not significant, overall effect salience larger sizes for conducted laboratory than those online. Hence, plays role detection, it seems be subject moderators such as methodological or motivational factors.