Credibility judgments in context: effects of emotional expression, presentation mode, and statement consistency

Figures & data

Table 1. Mean veracity judgments (and standard deviations) as a function of presentation mode, complainant demeanor, and statement consistency.

	Presentation mode
Statement consistency	Live	Video
	Emotional demeanor
Consistent	0.40 (0.64)	−0.12 (0.80)
Inconsistent	−0.05 (0.90)	−0.32 (1.17)
	Neutral demeanor
Consistent	0.41 (0.95)	−0.03 (0.94)
Inconsistent	0.06 (0.71)	−0.21 (1.01)

Note: Mean values represent standardized (z) scores.

Figure 1. The effect of complainant demeanor on veracity judgments mediated by expectancy confirmation compassion, approach and avoidance. Numbers represent unstandardized regression coefficients. *p < .05. **p < .01 ***p < .001.

Figure 2. The effect of presentation mode on veracity judgments mediated by felt compassion, approach and avoidance. Numbers represent unstandardized regression coefficients. *p < .05. **p < .01 ***p < .001.

Table 2. Mean ratings (and standard deviations) of dependent measures as a function of presentation mode, complainant demeanor, and statement consistency.

	Live		Video
Measure	Neutral demeanor	Emotional demeanor	Neutral demeanor	Emotional demeanor
Expectancy confirmation
Consistent	4.82 (1.59)	5.23 (1.11)	3.59 (1.26)	4.35 (1.43)
Inconsistent	4.10 (1.25)	4.11 (1.60)	3.85 (1.41)	4.36 (1.29)
Compassion
Consistent	5.59 (1.21)	5.82 (1.01)	4.59 (1.10)	4.79 (1.59)
Inconsistent	4.75 (1.62)	4.84 (1.30)	4.31 (1.35)	4.64 (1.62)
Approach
Consistent	4.71 (1.49)	4.55 (1.26)	3.91 (1.66)	3.92 (1.67)
Inconsistent	4.55 (1.32)	4.53 (1.50)	3.96 (1.69)	3.55 (1.82)
Avoidance
Consistent	1.18 (0.39)	1.86 (1.04)	2.14 (1.21)	1.96 (1.27)
Inconsistent	1.85 (1.23)	1.47 (0.96)	2.54 (1.63)	2.64 (1.87)