Table 4 Variables (LIWC Categories) with Examples from Transcripts
Variable Name | Direction | Truthful Transcript | Deceptive Transcript |
|---|---|---|---|
3rd person singular | T > D | She's right on the floor. She's not breathing. |  |
3rd person plural | D > T |  | Yes, they said, they said if they heard anything they were going to my house. |
Negation | D > T |  | No, nothing, he's gone. |
Assent | D > T |  | Okay, they’re here. |
Negative emotion | T > D | There was a fight. It was terrible. |  |
Anxiety | T > D | I found out about an hour ago and I've been in a panic ever since. |  |
Number | T > D | Five seventeen West Doty Street |  |
Leisure | T > D | I see her in her garage right now. |  |
Inhibition | D > T |  | [conversation while the operator is trying to give CPR instructions] Hold on, I have to throw up, please hold on. |