Add to that that there was absolutely nothing on the line for the subjects. No life in prison, no jail time, no fine, no loss of social status, just nothing. N

Add to that that there was absolutely nothing on the line for the subjects. No life in prison, no jail time, no fine, no loss of social status, just nothing. Nervous or stressed people can say wildly inaccurate things and seem like they're lying, even if they technically have nothing to hide. Tell these people that if they give more detailed descriptions of what happened they're more likely to be seen as telling the truth and I can only see the number of times they misspeak or just confabulate go up.