Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Doctor Is In Series – where we discuss understandings and developments in the field of psychology.  

In today’s episode, Chris and Abbie discuss: Information Elicitation. Find out what it is, why it’s so important to use ‘science-based interviewing’, and why approaches that encourage cooperation are better than manipulation of information retrieval. [Feb 6, 2023] 

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Ep. 281

Welcome to the Social-Engineer Podcast: The Doctor Is In Series – where we discuss understandings and developments in the field of psychology.  

In today’s episode, Chris and Abbie discuss: Information Elicitation. Find out what it is, why it’s so important to use ‘science-based interviewing’, and why approaches that encourage cooperation are better than manipulation of information retrieval. [Feb 6, 2023] 

 

00:00 – Intro 

00:20 – Dr. Abbie Maroño Intro 

00:54 – Intro Links 

03:58 – The Topic of the Day: Information Elicitation  

05:41 – How does your scientific research affect practitioners?  

06:47 – Start with the Brain  

07:32 – Elicitation: A Scientific Definition  

09:36 – Weaponizing Elicitation  

11:17 – It’s Easier Than You Think  

13:40 – The Perils of Poker Face  

16:41 – Being on the Defensive  

19:17 – Me, You, and Us  

21:28 – The Verbal Approaches  

25:16 – Collaboration is Key!  

30:37 – An Effective Approach: Subliminal Priming  

32:00 – “They’ll Become What They’re Called”  

33:33 – This Applies to Life  

35:07 – Make it Conversational  

36:56 – The Scharff Technique  

40:48 – Forensic vs Clinical  

43:23 – Last Week on “24”  

45:01 – Tips for the Boss: Shame Doesn’t Work  

49:41 – This is the Hardest Part  

51:46 – Wrap Up & Outro 

 

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