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P300-BASED MEMORY DETECTION APPLIED TO A MOCK TERRORISM SCENARIO USING THE COMPLEX TRIAL PROTOCOL WITH MULTIPLE PICTORIAL STIMULI
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  • Michel Funicelli,
  • Sarah Salphati,
  • Sabina Ungureanu,
  • Jean Roch Laurence
Michel Funicelli
Canterbury Christ Church University

Corresponding Author:michel.funicelli@canterbury.ac.uk

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Sarah Salphati
Concordia University
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Sabina Ungureanu
Concordia University
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Jean Roch Laurence
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Abstract

The Complex Trial Protocol (CTP), a P300-based Concealed Information Test (CIT) is an innovative tool that can be used to identify individuals who possess crime-related information. We tested the CTP in a mock terrorism scenario with three different probes. Forty-one undergraduate participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups, Innocent Control (IC), Simply Guilty (SG), and Guilty Countermeasure (GCM). Individuals in the SG and GCM groups underwent a mock terrorism scenario and were exposed to three pictorial probes, the face of an accomplice, the crime scene, and the mock explosive device. Additionally, the GCM group performed a memory suppression countermeasure. Based on the AUCs generated, the CTP showed a good to very good predictive ability ranging from .63 to .94 depending on the probe presented. The aggregated scores led to an AUC of .79 for the SG participants and of .90 for the GCM, indicating that it may be advantageous to use multiple probes. Overall, hit rates ranged from 54-78% (bomb), 64-93% (crime scene), and 71-93% (male accomplice). Attempting to suppress information had the opposite effect of generating slightly higher P300 amplitudes than in SG individuals. Stimuli quality and ecological issues are discussed.
08 Oct 2024Submitted to Psychophysiology
09 Oct 2024Submission Checks Completed
09 Oct 2024Assigned to Editor
09 Oct 2024Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
26 Nov 2024Reviewer(s) Assigned