Steven Watson
banner
nostawnevets.bsky.social
Steven Watson
@nostawnevets.bsky.social
Assistant professor in Psychology at the University of Twente researching investigative interviews, deception, and whatever else seems fun
As we move toward automatic grading for efficiency, I present my old Dutch exam of mine as a note of caution.

I scored 0 of 6 points. My errors were:
a) Typing a , instead of . at the end of the sentence.
b) Not adding a . to the end of the sentence.
c) A typo where I wrote hif instead of hij.
November 12, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Co-writing a grant in Dutch, which as we enter the final stages makes me feel like a human ChatGPT*. "Hey Steven, what evidence is there for an argument like this?"; then we swap roles with me giving prompts for arguments the humans have to write for me.

*Hopefully one with actual knowledge.
November 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Our uni is getting rid of Endnote so I had to swap to Zotero which you all told me was better, but it... isn't? Or am I missing something? I find it hard to believe anything I read on the internet might not be 100% accurate.
October 6, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Normally I would say "I don't speak for all autistics" but on this one I think I'm safe. Autism isn't caused by paracetamol, it's caused by people finding us fun, interesting and attractive and making autistic babies with us in the traditional way. I hope this clarifies this apparently complex issue
September 24, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Reposted by Steven Watson
Prior work shows AI is often truth-biased in text-based deception detection. In our new 12-study paper in @journal-of-comm.bsky.social, we find a substantial lie-bias in audiovisual deception detection during mock interrogations. Read more here!

doi.org/10.1093/joc/...
Validate User
doi.org
September 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A new paper which warns perceived knowledge doesn't predict security behaviour as well as actual knowledge, and perceived knowledge can increase vulnerability through overconfidence. The problem, intervention success is usually measured with perceived knowledge.
www.iadisportal.org/ijcsis/paper...
www.iadisportal.org
July 23, 2025 at 6:20 AM
In our new open access article we explore if, when and how people decide whether online user reviews are fake when buying online.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We find... (1/3)
A grounded theory of how consumers determine the veracity of online user reviews
Consumers use online reviews to decide which products to purchase. Cybercriminals produce fake reviews to influence unknowing consumers into buying products of lower quality, which can lead to fina...
www.tandfonline.com
July 14, 2025 at 6:56 AM
A new open access paper led by Iris van Sintemaartensdijk and Joelle Simon, where we show that you can help people make better passwords with the right information... briefly, and they probably wont remember it anyway:

doi.org/https://doi....

Maybe time to use a password manager!
Redirecting
doi.org
February 20, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Happy to say a short summary of evidence disclosure methods we wrote for a practitioner audience is now available for free in the new (excellent) edition of Applied Police Briefings: appliedpolicebriefings.com/index.php/AP...
Applied Police Briefings: Accessible Policing Research
Simplifying policing research for law enforcement professionals. Discover actionable insights from our briefings.
appliedpolicebriefings.com
January 7, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Reposted by Steven Watson
Reposted by Steven Watson
We get the most amazing speakers each year for this conference and this year is no exception. This year we will be hosting keynote @tessneal.bsky.social and panelists @kirkluther.bsky.social @chrisjlively.bsky.social Joseph Eastwood and Madison Hynes. Just 8 days left to submit your abstract!
@megternes.bsky.social
We are thrilled to share that Joseph Eastwood, Christopher Lively, Kirk Luther, & Madison Hynes will deliver symposium: "Suspect Interviewing: Charter Rights, Coercion and Confession Evidence" at Canadian Forensic Psychology Virtual Conference 2025. Call for abstracts here.
December 5, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Soon I'm giving a lunch lecture about neurodivergent study tips for our Psych students. Delighted that this gave me an opportunity to create my first ever meme (and an excuse to talk about Final Fantasy 7 in a professional setting)
December 5, 2024 at 9:39 AM
Reposted by Steven Watson
If you or anyone you know is a researcher in the area of deception and is on BSky, please reach out! Would love to add you to our Starter Pack #deception #academicsky #psychlaw
November 26, 2024 at 1:10 PM