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Intellect and False Confessions

Abstracts on ASD and False Confessions

This collection brings together research abstracts about autism, police questioning, suggestibility, compliance, Miranda comprehension, and false confessions. The cited studies report mixed findings, including elevated compliance in one study and no group difference in suggestibility, while a meta-analysis summarized in the collection found lower suggestibility and fewer false memories among ASD samples.

1. Intellectual Disability and Suggestibility

This collection examines why people with intellectual disabilities may be especially vulnerable during police questioning and when evaluating confessions or waivers of rights. It summarizes case reports and studies involving suggestibility, acquiescence, decision-making, and Miranda comprehension, including findings that verbal ability predicted recall and vocabulary performance in one assessment study.