Did I Really Do That?

About this episode

<p>Have you ever been falsely accused of something? Many of us think there’s only one way we’d act in such a situation: we’d defend ourselves. We’d do whatever it takes to clear our name — and above all else, we’d never, ever confess to something we didn’t do. But psychologist <a href="https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/faculty/saul-kassin">Saul Kassin</a> says that’s a myth. This week, we bring you a favorite 2022 episode about why we sometimes act against our own self-interest — even when the stakes are at their highest.</p><p>In this week's episode, you'll learn about:</p><ul><li>Why we often freeze and fail to defend ourselves when someone accuses us of something</li><li>The various types of false confessions</li><li>What happens in our minds when we're pressured to confess to something that we didn't actually do</li><li>How police interrogation tactics are being used in workplaces and other organizations</li><li>Potential solutions to the problem of false confessions </li></ul><p>For more on the psychological dimensions of criminal justice, check out <a href="https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/how-monsters-are-made/ ">our episode on the infamous Stanford prison experiment</a>.</p><p>And if you'd like to check out the research of Saul Kassin and others on this topic, visit <a href="https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/did-i-really-do-that/">our web page for this episode</a>. </p><p><i>Episode image by Tama66, Pixabay. </i></p><p> </p><p> </p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>