The U.S. military is testing an Iowa State University psychology professor’s theories about which tactics work best when questioning terrorism suspects.
That’s Christian Meissner (MY-sner), an Iowa State University professor who’s been leading an international team of researchers on this topic. He says they’ve discovered the “scientific approach” yields better results.
Meissner says the tactics that work best in these kind of interrogations are nothing like you see on T-V and the movies.
Meissner’s research shows the locked, windowless room is the least effective setting for getting a terrorism suspect to reveal his or her secrets. Hostile or aggressive questioning isn’t effective either.
