The current study examines how the presentation of separable components of rapport building in forensic interviews with children affect lay perceptions of both the child victim and defendant guilt. Mock jurors will read a forensic interview in which a child either alleges sexual abuse by an adult male perpetrator or does not. Interviews will either contain a ground rules phase or only a brief introduction. Thus, the study adheres to a 2 (ground rules: present or absent) x 2 (disclosure: present or absent) between-subjects design). Effects of ground rules on perceptions of defendant guilt are not expected. However, it is expected that disclosure will affect ratings of defendant guilt. It is also expected that both ground rules and disclosure will affect perceptions of the child. It is expected that the child will be perceived more positively than when both are present.