What Is Relevant Issue Gravity?
Relevant Issue Gravity (RIG) is a theory by Avital Ginton (2009) proposing that the relevant issue’s qualities create a “gravitational” force on the guilty examinee’s attention — binding it to relevant questions in a way not experienced by the innocent. Unlike older theories, RIG does not rely on fear as the central mechanism, instead emphasising attentional capture and cognitive preoccupation.